Weather maps show temperature levels plummeting to -10C (Image: WXCharts)
Parts of the UK are likely to shiver in -10C as the latest weather maps show a hammering the country. from WXCharts suggest that the are likely to impact the northern areas the most with 50cm of accumulating on these areas.
The startling maps come days after the said that Britain is likely to experience a mild Christmas.
Accordin to the Meteo Group, a new warm front from the south-west will bring a sudden end to the cold snap of the past few days. Temperatures are forecast to improve markedly across the UK from about 4C or 5C on Monday to 14C or 15C on Christmas Eve, reports .
However on January 4, areas around Fort William, Wick and Portree in Scotland will be worst affected as the cold conditions begin to set in.
Layers of snow is likely to fall on these areas during the same day, weather maps have suggested.
Weather maps have turned purple indicating the possibility of snow (Image: WXCharts)
WXCharts have turned white for these areas in Scotland as it indicates the higher possibility of snow fall on January 4.
The colder snap will extend to even southern areas such as Manchester, Cardiff and Newcastle, as per the maps with temperature levels hovering around 2-3C.
The unsettled weather conditions are likely to remain in place till January 5 before it begins to settle down.
The ’s long-range forecast between December 28 to January 6 reads: “The start of this period will be characterised by mild, cloudy conditions for most, with some drizzle in places, and more persistent rain across northwest Scotland, which will probably start to spread southeast.
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Parts of Britain will see 50cm of snowfall, maps suggest (Image: WXCharts)
“Many other areas will be predominantly dry but rather cloudy, with the best cloud breaks likely to be found across parts of eastern Scotland and Northeastern England.
“By the turn of the year, it looks more probable that colder, more unsettled conditions will likely make at least some ingress into northern and central areas, bringing a risk of some impacts from rain, wind, and maybe even ice, sleet and snow.
“Widely mild at first, but temperatures probably return to nearer normal by early January. Throughout, any clearer spells overnight may lead to localised frost and fog.”