Weather maps have revealed parts of England will be covered by a 281-mile wall of snow later this week. Weather maps from WX Charts show the mass of snow arriving over the southern part of the country on Saturday, January 4.
Snow will begin to fall in the southwest of England at around 3am. By 9am, a wall of snow will cover the southwest and southeast of England, stretching from coast to coast, according to wxcharts.com.
The mass of snow will also reach parts of the West Midlands and Wales. The West Midlands will only experience a light dusting. However up to 7cm (2.7in) could land on the south coast at 9am.
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The snow is set to remain in the southeast of England by 12pm and 3pm, but it will have all but passed by 6pm that day. More snow is set arrive on the south coast on Sunday, at around 12pm, bringing with it up to 4.24cm (1.6in) of snow.
Snow could blanket large parts of England later this week
(Image: WX Charts)
The Met Office said that the UK can experience wintry showers later this week, but this will be largely confined to coastal areas. In its forecast from Thursday to Saturday (January 2 to 4), the Met Office said: “A widely cold but sunny few days, with wintry showers mainly confined to coastal areas.
“Northern areas may see patchy rain, sleet and snow move in on Saturday.”