New snow map shows the 25 counties not forecast to be hit on Friday

After a week which has seen large parts of the , there could be some relief on its way for certain areas of the country.

Earlier this week, heavy showers and snow saw the issue an

this week suggested that parts of the country could see the icy conditions stretch into the weekend but new data suggest that some areas might be spared.

predicts: “Icy start on Friday with sunshine and wintry showers continuing in exposed areas. Showers and winds gradually easing through the afternoon.”

But from WXCharts.com suggest that some areas of the country could be set for up to 5cm of snow, with other areas mercifully avoiding it and the travel chaos that comes with it.

According to the maps, and the south of Scotland will avoid snow throughout Friday, with its absence stretching as far south as .

But the Scottish highlands could be set for a mammoth 21cm of snow, good news for s but less so for its busy road gritters.

is likely to see snow, with potentially seeing as much as 4cm of snow land on Friday morning.

Capitals and should see nothing more than light rain, with the lack of snow extending all the way to the south coast.

The south west is likely to be hit, with expecting around 3cm and seaside town set for around 5cm.

The has been hesitant to warn of snow, with its weekend forecast warning of a “wet and windy” Saturday with some hill snow initially, and blustery showers on Sunday and Monday.

Counties unaffected:

Scottish Borders

Dumfries and Galloway

Ayrshire

South Lanarkshire

Cumbria

Northumberland

Tyneside

Teeside

Yorkshire,

Norfolk

Suffolk

Essex

Kent

London

Hertfordshire

Cambridgeshire

Northamptonshire

Bedfordshire

Buckinghamshire

Oxfordshire

Berkshire

Sussex

Hampshire

Wiltshire

Cornwall