UK set for 500-mile wall of snow and it'll arrive sooner than expected

A fresh snow warning has emerged with the UK facing 500-mile-wide snow storms in an Arctic wall barraging into the country within days. The big polar freeze will batter the UK in the form of 500-mile blizzards as a snow storm returns, it has been warned.

The UK faces a dumping of the white stuff as we head into December and further towards Christmas. WX Charts weather maps, projected using Met Desk data, shows Scotland looks likely to see the worst of the weather with temperatures plunging to as low as -4C.

On Wednesday, December 4, Glasgow looks set to be battered by flurries. Cumbria, Northumberland and Durham could also receive a dusting as the north east of England is impacted, and some models project a blanket of snow as far south as Birmingham in the West Midlands.

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Staffordshire, including major cities and towns like Stoke on Trent, could also be braced for snowfall. Speaking out ahead of the new week, Exacta Weather's James Madden said: "Many parts of the country will therefore see a mixture of sunshine, showers or heavy rain showers, and breezy to windy conditions at times from these expected developments during this upcoming week and into this weekend.

"Additionally, some of these showers will still turn wintry in places this week, and it is another reason I have been using the terminology ‘less cold’ to mild for this upcoming week repeatedly over the past several days. The wintry weather during this week will be confined to higher ground in Scotland, northern England, and Wales between today and Thursday/Friday, and some overnight and non-significant wintry weather or sleet could also be recorded once again across higher elevations or a little lower during the evenings and early hours around midweek in some southern regions as an area of low pressure keeps things unsettled and windy in some of these parts during this period."

He went on to warn: "However, a lot does depend on the exact arrival and extent of this more low-key, low-pressure area across southern areas with this one, and timing is key as to whether it has some brief wintry implications during the early or late hours around midweek or early Wednesday when the temperatures are likely to be significantly cooler for these parts; otherwise, it will simply result in rain or heavy rain and strong winds."