UK weather LIVE: Latest maps show exact time brutal cold weather will hit this week | Weather | News

Britain is likely to experience freezing weather conditions, with recent maps showing substantial snowfall in specific regions as temperatures drop to -5C. Parts of the UK could be caked with snow for almost 60 hours as the maps have turned white and purple indicating icy conditions are on the way.

WXCharts maps suggest that the weather will take a wild turn from Thursday morning around 9 am (February 8) with northernmost parts of Scotland witnessing snow showers.

However, the brutal cold weather will quickly spread to the country’s southern parts by February 9 with areas such as Manchester, Birmingham, and Newcastle left with layers of snow.

As of 3 pm on February 9, the maps transform into a perilous mix of white and purple, signaling that the residents of Britain will endure extremely cold temperatures.

The Met Office said: “It looks to be an unsettled time as we look ahead. It turns colder across northern areas with showers, which will turn wintry at times especially over higher ground but potentially to lower levels too as the week progresses.

“There is a chance of wintry conditions developing more widely through the second half of next week as rain pushes up from the south for a time, but there is still uncertainty about the details of this.”

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