UK weather maps shows where snow will fall as Met Office warns of -7C freeze

The Met Office has warned that temperatures could plummet arsenic debased arsenic -7C successful parts of the UK this play - with immoderate areas forecast snowfall - arsenic easterly winds ramp up

Temperatures are acceptable to dive to a freezing -7C successful immoderate areas this play - with snowfall on the cards.

The Met Office has warned the heavy frost volition bring astir hazardous icy conditions connected the roads implicit the adjacent fewer days. A yellowish weather alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for swathes of England too.

And a upwind representation highlights the coldest areas this weekend, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber. There is interest for the wellbeing of the astir susceptible successful these regions.

Giving america the lowdown, Stephen Dixon, a Met Office spokesperson, revealed: "What we're seeing with the UK's upwind implicit the adjacent fewer days is the power of precocious unit and the improvement of southbound easterly aerial travel which volition spot temperatures driblet for many.

"Overnight we could spot temperatures driblet arsenic debased arsenic -7C successful agrarian parts of Scotland from Friday into the weekend. Further southbound we're inactive apt to spot done the play sub-zero temperatures. Rural parts of confederate Wales could scope -4C from Friday overnight into the weekend."

Mr Dixon clarified that though we're bracing for a "cold period," the forthcoming shivers aren't "historically noteworthy". Daylight hours won't bring overmuch relief, arsenic helium forecast day-time temperatures conscionable beneath the mean February highest of 7C.

Wrapping up, the forecaster enactment things into perspective: "February has started warmer than average, truthful it's going to beryllium a instrumentality to much emblematic February averages, albeit a spot colder."

Snow flurries could beryllium connected the cards for parts of confederate England and South Wales arsenic we caput towards the weekend, according to forecaster Mr Dixon. He revealed: "From Friday, there's a accidental of immoderate snowfall drifting successful to parts of the southbound of England and southbound Wales, nevertheless this is comparatively short-lived, it's not expected to beryllium impactful astatine the moment."

Higher elevations successful South Wales mightiness adjacent spot a smattering - deliberation a mates of centimetres - of the achromatic stuff, reports the Manchester Evening News.

The acold drawback besides means we should beryllium wary of icy patches, particularly overnight, posing a gaffe hazard. Saturday appears acceptable to beryllium alternatively gloomy, with drier conditions up northbound but rainfall apt pestering the southbound of England, portion Sunday sees a continuation of the showers but little so.

Mr Dixon pointed retired different upwind constituent to support tabs connected - wintry showers perchance making an quality travel Monday. The Met Office isn't turning a unsighted oculus to this possibility.

Weather maps from the bureau are hinting astatine snowfall implicit parts of Wales and England's southwest travel Friday night, with Scotland and bluish England's highlands perchance seeing their stock during Saturday.