Snow forecast MAPPED: Where will it snow in UK this week? Met Office weather latest

FRESH snow and freezing weather is forecast for the UK over the coming days, causing further travel misery for commuters. But where exactly will it snow across the country this week? Here are the latest weather updates and maps showing where snow is likely to fall.

The Easter weekend saw torrential rain and bombard large parts of the UK, with 10cm falling in northern areas, and around 20 flood warnings in place around the country.

Scotland and Northern Ireland are currently in the grip of the latest cold snap to hit the country, with up to 15cm snow predicted for the Highlands today.

The has issued a new yellow warning across large parts of Scotland, including Edinburgh and Glasgow, until midnight tonight. 

It warned that 15cm of snow could fall over hilly areas on Tuesday, with “persistent” levels of 5cm to 10cm hitting higher ground above 200m.

A second yellow weather warning is in place from midnight until 3pm tomorrow although the snow will move northwards past the southern belt.

This covers central Scotland, the Highlands, Strathclyde and the Grampians.

Where will it snow in the UK later on this week?

The Met Office is predicting more snow for Scotland over the next 24 hours into Thursday. 

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Snow forecast mapped: Snow will hit Scotland today and tomorrow

An online statement reads: “Snow will persist across the area on Wednesday with further outbreaks mostly over higher ground. 

“Around 5-10cm is expected to accumulate above 200m with a chance of locally 15cm across the higher routes. 

“Occasionally some snow will fall down to low levels with some slushy accumulations.

As the week progresses, conditions will becoming increasingly mild in the south, although the cold will remain in the north.

BBC weather presenter Helen Willetts warned: “Certainly some hail and thunder [can be expected] and it is certainly cold enough across Scotland for some further snow to fall from those showers or indeed those longer spells of rain turning to snow over the hills.

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Snow forecast MAPPED: The Met Office weather warning map for snow tomorrow

“It is still quite cold - the cold air hanging on in the north of Scotland but for most of us it is milder by day but still given a ridge of high pressure and quieter weather, which is what we will see through Wednesday night into Thursday, still cold enough for some nighttime frost. 

“We will wake up potentially on Thursday morning to quite a hard frost especially in the north and the west under that ridge of pressure but that of course means it will be a drier and a brighter day with some sunshine once the showers clear away.”

The snow is expected to linger until Thursday with the mercury dropping to a chilling -2C in Glasgow and Inverness on Wednesday night.

These weather maps also show how the same snow and wintry conditions could move southwards to northern England and north-west wales. 

By contrast, the south of the country will see mild temperatures. By Saturday, sunshine and showers will be expected in most areas.