UK faces 874-mile wall of snow with four English counties 'in firing line'

New UK weather maps show a huge 874-mile wall of snow from Scotland to Wales. Tuesday December 10 has been earmarked as the worst of the weather during the final month of the year, with the majority of Scotland hammered.

As well as flurries north of the border, there'll be dustings in Wales and Northern Ireland too. England won't escape either, as the early projections, from WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data for its daily projections, showing Cumbria, Northumberland, Lancashire and Greater Manchester struck.

Weather maps then show the snow pushing through to Yorkshire and the Humber and potentially into the East Midlands, with up to 1.5cm falling. It comes as Netweather TV, which also uses Met Desk data alongside Ventusky, has cast its verdict.

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On the month ahead, Netweather says: ""Overall, temperatures are likely to be near or below average during this week, with the south and east of England most likely to be colder than average, possibly by up to 2C, while north-western Britain is most likely to have near average temperatures.

"It will probably be drier than average for the majority of the UK, but sunshine is likely to be rather variable due to some areas seeing persistent low cloud at times and others being predominantly sunny. It is likely to turn generally cloudier towards the end of the week."

Its December 9 to December 17 forecast adds: "This period is likely to see the weather turn more unsettled with an increased frequency of westerly winds, but there is also potential for a mid-Atlantic ridge to form, particularly late in the period, which would promote mainly north-westerly winds and chances of some further cold outbreaks from the Arctic, particularly into northern parts of the UK. This means that there could be snow for some, particularly on high ground and in the north.

"Overall, the weather during this period is expected to be more unsettled, but not particularly wet, with high pressure often quite close to the south and/or west of the British Isles. Temperatures are expected to be warmer than average in the south, probably by 1 to 2C, but near to slightly below average in Scotland. For most of the UK, precipitation totals will probably be near average, and it may be drier than average overall in the south and east. Sunshine is likely to be above normal for most, especially in the east."