Snow forecast: Will it snow today? Where is it going to snow today?

SNOW warnings are in place after temperatures plummeted overnight across the country, but where exactly is it going to snow today?

It was one of the coldest nights of 2017 last night with temperatures reaching as low as -12C at Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands.

Many woke up to wintry conditions on Friday morning and there are warnings in place for ice and snow and even an amber warning for snow in force.

The weather led to tricky travelling conditions on Friday morning as temperatures dropped to below freezing and it will remain frosty across northern and eastern Britain in particular.

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow from York in the east, across the Pennines to Burnley and Rochdale in the west and south beyond Huddersfield and Barnsley to include the Peak District. 

Snow forecast Met Office/PA

Snow forecast: The Met Office has issued several warnings

The warning covers the Southern Pennines and Peak District until 11am where two to four inches (5-10cm) of snow is likely and up to six inches is possible in some places.

A yellow warning for snow also covers all of Scotland, south of Aberdeen and the northern half of England until Friday afternoon.

All of south-eastern and central England was covered by an ice warning until 9am this morning and all of Northern Ireland was told to prepare for snow and ice.

South-western England has been told to expect a spell of strong winds on Friday morning which could lead to some power cuts.

In the west rain has moved in and that rain comes up against the cold air, there is a risk of ice for some time across central and eastern England

Aidan McGivern, Met Office meteorologist

Forecasters have warned the wintry conditions could cut off some rural communities on Friday and lead to problems with transport and power supplies.

Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “In the west rain has moved in and that rain comes up against the cold air, there is a risk of ice for some time across central and eastern England."

He added: “More significantly a risk of snow, now we have seen some snow across Northern Ireland, it continues across the central lowlands down through northern England and the north Midlands.

“Here there will be some lying snow, there will be some significant snow building up over the hills, several centimetres and that snowfall can lead to disruption on the transport network and power supply.”

Later today, the snow will ease as it pushes into central Scotland before disappearing and after an icy start in northern England it will turn into a fine day.

UK snow forecast Met Office/Tim Hughes

UK snow forecast: Snow will feed into parts of northern England and southern Scotland

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UK snow map: Snow maps showing the expected snowfall today

In the south it will feel milder compared to the previous two days with 8C expected in London and 5C in Birmingham, however it will be a particularly gusty day in southern England and Wales. 

Heavy rain will continue in the south until late morning and the rain will be replaced by some sunshine.

Mr McGivern said: “Looking forward to Saturday and it’s a repeat performance, another weather system moves in from the west and again it bumps into cold air in the north that could lead to some snow over the northern hill on Saturday, perhaps even across lower levels across the central belt of Scotland. 

“Further south on Saturday the weather clears up by this afternoon and some sunshine coming through. The blustery south westerly breeze will make it feel mild.”

In the south temperatures will get as high as 13/14C, however temperatures will feel a lot colder in the north.