Map reveals where SNOW will hit this weekend as Met Office warnings for ‘severe’ 80mph gales cover huge swathe of UK
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A NEW map has revealed where snow will hit the UK this weekend - as the Met Office warns of "severe" 80mph gales covering huge a swathe of the country. Flurries of snow are set to hit Scotland today, before spreading to northern England at around 11pm.
![[Snow is set to hit Scotland and northern England today]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/met-office-issue-warning-80mph-958803621.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
The video map, shared by the Met Office, then shows white patches of snow spreading to the more southern regions of Manchester and Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday morning. And, in a statement posted on X, the Met Office warned that this could go even further south as the weekend continues.
![[The cold snap will then spread further south on Sunday morning]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/met-office-issue-warning-80mph-958803689.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
It read: "A cold snap is on the way this weekend, with a lowering of the height at which the air is below freezing. "Snow will largely be restricted to hills in northern Britain on Saturday, but by Sunday some snow is possible at lower levels, and even some hill snow in the south.".
![[Snowy weather in Scotland last month]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/car-drives-snow-aviemore-scotland-951019739_d8d752.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Meanwhile, a yellow warning for wind is currently also in place, covering the north and northwest, including Manchester and Newcastle, as well as most of northern Ireland and all of Scotland. Sunday's warning will also include London, the South East and South West, the East and West Midlands, Yorkshire and all of Wales and Northern Ireland.
![[A yellow weather warning for wind is also in place]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wind-warning-958957706.png?strip=all&w=940)
Westerly winds are forecast to pick up over Saturday with 50-60mph gusts expected, with a small chance of some reaching 80mph. The strong winds will be more widespread on Sunday, meteorologists said, but the weather will be "exceptionally mild" by Christmas Day.
![[Sunday's warning spreads to southern England]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wind-warning-958959038.png?strip=all&w=938)
