As winter continues, snow is expected to fall in some areas of the UK this week, including in Blackburn and other areas of Lancashire.

Whether you’re looking forward to some snow or you want to be as prepared as possible, there is a chance you might see some this month.

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for when snow is expected to fall in Blackburn this week.
 

Hour-by-hour weather forecast for Blackburn with Darwen

Snow is expected in Blackburn with Darwen on Thursday, February 8 with a Met Office yellow weather warning in place from 6am until the same time on Friday, February 9.

The Met Office has warned that some disruption could be caused on these days.

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Other things to expect:

  • There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
  • There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
  • There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel

Here is the Met Office’s hour-by-hour forecast for Thursday and Friday.

Thursday, February 8:

  • 6am – 1C, cloudy
  • 7am – 1C, cloudy
  • 8am – 1C, overcast
  • 9am – 1C, overcast
  • 10am – 1C, light snow
  • 11am – 1C, light snow
  • 12pm – 1C, light snow
  • 1pm – 1C, light snow
  • 2pm – 1C, light snow
  • 3pm – 1C, light snow
  • 4pm – 1C, light snow
  • 5pm – 1C, light snow
  • 6pm – 2C, overcast
  • 7pm – 2C, overcast
  • 8pm – 2C, overcast
  • 9pm – 2C, overcast
  • 10pm – 2C, overcast
  • 11pm – 2C, overcast

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Friday, February 9:

  • 6am – 2C, light rain
  • 9am – 3C, overcast
  • 12pm – 5C, overcast
  • 3pm – 5C, overcast
  • 6pm – 5C, light rain
  • 9pm – 5C, light rain

You can check your local weather forecast via the Met Office website.