UK weather maps show exact date second Atlantic snow wall batters south of England

The UK is set for consecutive weekends of snow as the issues .

as Britain was hit by snow in Scotland and ice and wind elsewhere, but it seems as if the weekend is set to welcome much of the same.

for snow and ice covering much of the UK, stretching from Newcastle down to Wiltshire and Norfolk.

And now new maps now also show that the wintery conditions could last well into next week with a fresh batch of snow set to hit the UK from January 10 – including a vast part of the south of the country, inlcuding Cornwall, Plymouth and Southampton.

The weather will be welcomed by some, with many children no doubt excited about the fun that snow could bring towards the end of the Christmas holidays.

forecast for this Saturday said: “Possibly disruptive rain and snow arriving in the south on Saturday, moving north into central areas on Sunday where it will turn milder. Colder, drier with wintry showers on Monday.”

But the weather could bring chaos to schools’ plans to reopen, with no indication yet given as to how a blanket of snow could affect childrens’ return.

Dan Holley is a deputy chief forecaster for the . He said: “An Atlantic frontal system is likely to move across parts of central and southern UK through the weekend.

“With milder, moisture-laden air engaging with the cold conditions already in place this may bring a spell of snow in some areas, before possibly turning back to rain in the south.

“At this stage there is a fair amount of uncertainty over exactly which areas will see disruptive snow, with parts of , northern England and the Midlands most likely to see some impacts. Here we could see 5cm or more in quite a few areas, and perhaps as much as 20-30cm over high ground, including and the Pennines.

“We’ve currently issued a yellow warning for snow covering a large part of England, and southern Scotland to cater for possible disruption over the weekend, but it’s quite likely this will be refined over the coming days as confidence in the forecast increases. So, it’s worth keeping up to date with the latest warnings.”

A long range forecast shows that this weekend will not be the last of the wintery conditions, as its prediction for next week said: “Much of this period is likely to remain colder than average, with an ongoing risk of ice and frost. There will also likely be wintry or snow showers at times along coastal areas exposed to onshore winds, these occasionally feeding farther inland, but interspersed with some lengthy dry and clear spells.”

Weather data provided by WXCharts.com appears to concur with the prediction, showing snow arriving on January 10 and blanketing large parts of the country.

According to the data, the UK is set for a further smashing of snow, with Scotland and most of covered and

The south of England is likely to see intermittent snow but freezing temperatures could mean that the region does not avoid the risk of disruption.