Met Office snow maps show Arctic blast set to hit 29 areas across UK

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By around 3am on Tuesday, snow is expected to take hold across southern Scotland, south of Glasgow, and sweep across northern England, reaching as far south as Nottinghamshire and…

Britain is bracing for a fresh Arctic blast within days as new weather maps show a massive 200-mile band of snow sweeping across 18 areas of England and Wales, as well as nearly a dozen more in Scotland. The UK is already gripped by a bitter cold snap after temperatures plunged to -6.4C in Cumbria and Brecon on Thursday (November 12), with forecasters warning that further wintry disruption is on the way. Following another freezing Saturday (November 14), temperatures are expected to lift slightly on Sunday as Atlantic weather fronts push rainfall across the country, before icy Arctic air tightens its grip once again.

By around 3am on Tuesday, snow is expected to take hold across southern Scotland, south of Glasgow, and sweep across northern England, reaching as far south as Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Some regions could see accumulations exceeding 5cm, while hilly parts of central Scotland face up to 15cm.

BBC weather forecaster Helen Willetts warned: "We can see that northerly wind coming back in later in the day pushing those weather fronts out of the way by the start of Monday and we are back into that sparkling Arctic air. So even at lower levels in the north we could see some snow showers and they will certainly be gathering in force across the northern part of Scotland.

"Tuesday looks quite an interesting day as we've got this next weather system running to the south of the UK, as it comes and bumps into the cold air we could have a spell of snow," she added. "It is a long way off at the moment but we will firm up, don't take this as read because it could be a little bit further north or south.

"But wherever that weather front grinds to a halt we could see a spell of snow primarily on the hills but not necessarily exclusively - we could see something at lower levels as well." She added: "We are staying in the colder air for much of next week."

The Met Office's latest outlook for Monday through to Wednesday, updated at 4pm on Saturday (November 14), reads…

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