THE UK is set to be blitzed by snow next week after temperatures plunge to an icy -3C tomorrow.
Forecasters expect up to an inch of the white stuff to hit Scotland on Wednesday following “blizzard conditions” this weekend.
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Up to six inches of snow is hitting the peaks of Scotland this weekend, with almost two inches possible elsewhere in the UK.
By Tuesday evening, it’s expected the snow will have disappeared in England but will remain in parts of Scotland.
According to forecaster WXCharts weather maps, snow will fall in Scotland throughout Wednesday before striking other northern parts of the UK by Thursday.
But Brits will be reaching for their scarves and hats tomorrow after waking up to a -3C bone chiller.
Temperatures are set to plummet to a frosty -3C in Loch Rannoch as alarm clocks sound at 6am on Monday morning, while most other areas will struggle to hit above 5C before 9am.
In Camborne, Cornwall, however, the Met Office predicts temperatures staying around the 8C mark overnight.
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According to the Met Office, many northwestern areas can expect rain during the week before colder conditions and wintry showers hit regions across the country on Thursday.
It comes as the agency has today forecast a bitter -6C cold snap and more snow.
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An urgent yellow warning has been issued for parts of Scotland as snow showers began packing in on Saturday night.
Snowfall between 2 to 5cm is possible in places, with 10 to 15cm accumulating on routes above 300metres.
“Icy patches will be an additional hazard, more especially across western coastal areas,” the Met Office said.
The Highlands can expect strong westerly winds will lead to blizzard conditions and drifting snow on higher routes across.
Meteorologists predict heavy snow showers may lead to some travel disruption, especially over high routes.
And with forecasters are warning of two months of freezing temperatures and snow it is odds on at 4-5 with bookmaker Coral that this month goes on to become the coldest February in the UK since records began.
Coral’s Harry Aitkenhead said: “We make this month odds on to enter the history books as the coldest February we have ever recorded, with snow and freezing temperatures set to become the norm for the rest of winter.”
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