UK faces 'huge' -4C snow bomb from Arctic with 'millions being battered'

The UK faces a 'huge' Arctic snow blast on New Year's Day with "millions being battered". National newspapers are reporting advanced weather modelling shows the country under a blanket of the white stuff as we head after Christmas and into 2025.

Wintry weather will spread across the country, according to WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data. The mercury could drop below -4C in some northern regions with snow everywhere from Birmingham and the Midlands to the north east and north west.

The Lake District, Birmingham, and parts of Newcastle appear to be most at risk by the predictions. The maps show a purple hue spreading over the country, with swathes of Scotland at risk - and Wales too, as we head into January.

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James Madden, from Exacta Weather, explained: "As covered earlier in the week, the snow won't last into Christmas, and from around Christmas Eve and over the upcoming festive period, it will then actually become quite settled and less cold as high pressure looks set to influence our weather pattern for several days, and the worst of any weather types will only probably come in the form of fog.

"To summarise, large parts of Scotland and northern England (high and low levels) will see the worst of these heavy snow showers and even blizzards developing in places, particularly in western parts of Scotland and northern England.

"Some heavy and settling snow is also likely across parts of northeast England, Wales, Yorkshire, and some central/Midlands regions, and parts as far south as southern/eastern England could even see some less severe wintry weather or snow in places on Sunday.

"Parts of Northern and eastern Ireland in particular could see some moderate to heavy snow in this same period, whilst some other large parts of Ireland are also at risk of some less severe wintry weather or snow in places during Saturday evening and into Sunday."