UK weather: New map shows UK will be hit with snow for 12 days as Arctic blast brings ’23 INCHES’ of white stuff
A NEW map has shown the UK will be hit with snow for 12 DAYS as an Arctic blast brings "23 INCHES" of the white stuff in 48 hours.
Flurries are expected across the country, starting in Scotland today and spreading south into next week - with temperatures hitting a chilly -7 in parts.
Latest weather maps show snow falling in the highlands into Wednesday morning - before hitting as far south as Snowdonia by Thursday.
On February 16, vast swathes of the west coast down to Cornwall will see flurries too, before the snow continues towards the end of the month.
And this week, Tuesday will see up to two inches of snowfall - before that figure shoots up to six inches on Wednesday in the northern-most regions of the country.
Then by Thursday, the highest regions of Scotland will be hit with around 11.5 inches each day, meaning a massive 23 inches will be on the ground by Friday.
British Weather Services meteorologist Jim Dale told the : "Many places cloudy and dry in the south, skies brighten in north wales and northern England, perhaps even into the Midlands, sunny spells here.
"Scotland and Northern Ireland staying blustery and the snow level comes down as the temperatures drop away in Scotland and we could even see some sleet down into the lower levels.
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"So some snow settling above 200m during the day for central and northern Scotland.
"Winds touching gale force in the far north west of Scotland making it feel really quite cold but it stays mild in the south."
According to the Met Office, next week will also see wintry showers, sunshine and dry patches.
The weather experts' forecast says: "On Friday, wintry showers likely to affect northern areas, becoming lighter and less frequent through the day, while elsewhere expected to be dry with plenty of sunshine.
"Windy in the North initially, elsewhere likely much lighter than previous days.
"Heavy rain may return to the northwest and windy for most, with gales possible in the west and northwest at the weekend.
"Through the rest of this period high pressure will likely dominate across most of the UK.
"Rainfall will be limited at first with a risk of some wintry showers in the north and east, with an increasing chance of rain in western and Northwestern areas later.
"Temperatures likely to be near average with the potential for a brief colder interlude for northern and eastern parts."
