Snow horror as weather maps show exact day UK blanketed as mercury hits freezing
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Brits are set for a -13C Arctic blast, bringing flurries of up to 60 centimetres one day next week. After a mild Christmas, much of the country woke up to bitterly cold temperatures today, and they are set to continue over the coming days and through next week.
Cold air moving southwards is the cause of the cold snap and where it hits low pressure systems moving in from the west and south it is going to lead to snow especially in northern areas. A map from Netweather shows for early on January 7 there could be 60 centimetres of snow falling in the north of England, Wales and northern Scotland.
Across the whole of Scotland there is expected to be plenty of snow and across England and Wales there could be at least 10 centimetres landing except for coastal areas where there will be less. A temperature map from WXCharts shows temperatures gradually get colder as next week goes on up until Thursday where it reaches -13C in central Scotland. Wednesday night could see it get to -11C in northern England and -7C in the Midlands.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued cold weather health alerts for all of England ahead of the low temperatures. Amber alerts have been issued from 12pm on Thursday until January 8, meaning a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, is likely, the UKHSA said.
Temperatures could fall as low as -8C on Thursday night in rural southern Scotland and northern England, the Met Office said. It will also be cold in rural Wales and the south west of England with -6C expected. Fresh weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office for ice ahead of a blast of snow over the weekend.
