Forecasters have been predicted a huge wall of snow to impact large parts of the UK later this week. Weather maps from WX Charts show a wide band of snow arriving across large parts of England and Wales on Sunday, January 5.
The mass of snow, indicated by purple on weather maps, can be seen stretching from the west coast of Wales to the east coast of England, according to wxcharts.com. The Met Office has issued a 45-hour weather warning for snow on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Snow is set to arrive in the southwest of England at 3pm on Saturday, January 4. WX Charts show the wall of snow moving northwards across the entire width of Britain over the next 12 hours.
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Snow is set to reach the West Midlands region at 12am on Sunday and remain there until 9am, where it’s predicted there will be a maximum powdering of 3.4cm (1.3in) per hour. The snow is then set to continue moving up into northern England and Scotland on Monday.
The Met Office has issued a warning zone for snow across large parts of England, Wales and some parts of Scotland this week. The warning zone will begin at 12pm on Saturday, January 4, and is set to end at 9am on Monday, January 6.
The wall of snow forecasted to land across the UK in days time
(Image: WX Charts)
Meanwhile, the Met Office said it is uncertain at the moment how far north the snow snow could spread and how long it will last. However it said parts of the Midlands, Wales and northern England were “at most risk of disruption”, where 5cm or more of snow “could accumulate fairly widely”.