UK snow map: Will it snow today? What is the snow forecast for the UK?
HEAVY snowfall and battering winds will pummel Britain overnight as the Beast from the East sweeps across the nation. Here are the latest snow maps and snowfall forecasts for today.
BBC weather warning: UK set to be hit with snow and BLIZZARDS
A deteriorating cold front from the East could dump between 15cm and 20cm of snow as early as Tuesday morning (February 27).
Snow warnings have been issued across swathes of Eastern England today as forecasters expect persistent showers, power disruptions and travel delays.
Met Office meteorologist Charlie Powell said: "The UK is on track for some really cold weather this week.
“It's not going to be record-breaking, but it'll be pretty exceptional – winds are going to make it feel minus 10C (14F) to minus 15C (5F) during the day."
The Met Office has further issued yellow and amber weather warnings for England, Wales and Scotland starting Tuesday.
Where will it snow today?
A yellow warning is currently extended from the Northumberland coast all the way down south to near Hastings and Folkestone.
The warning is in effect between 4pm and 11.55pm tonight.
The Met Office said: “Snow showers, already affecting eastern parts of England, are expected to become more persistent and heavier through late Monday afternoon and evening.
“There is the potential for travel delays on roads, as well as delays or cancellations to rail and air travel.
“Power cuts may also occur and other services, such as mobile phones, may be affected.”
Less frequent snow showers in the affected areas will result in snow accumulations between zero and two centimetres, but localised snowfall up to five centimetres is possible.
The chilling onslaught has already caused parts of the country to freeze over after photographs from Weston-super-Mare in Somerset reveal frozen seawater along the coast.
Read the full story here: Sea FREEZES OVER: Britain is so COLD the sea has FROZEN
Where will it snow tomorrow?
Conditions will further deteriorate overnight with snow warnings extending over parts of Scotland and Wales.
Snow showers, already affecting eastern parts of England, are expected to become more persistent and heavier through late Monday afternoon and evening
Longer periods of snow and low temperatures will impact areas from the south east coast, through London, Cardiff and further up north through Edinburgh and up to the northern reaches of Scotland.
The Met Office warned: “Further snow showers are expected through Tuesday, with the potential for a more organised area of snow to push southwest across parts of England and Wales.
“Separate Amber warnings are being issued to cover those areas which currently look most likely to see impacts.
“There is the potential for five to 10cm of snow in places though nearby locations may see only small accumulations of zero to two centimetres.”
Two amber warnings are also in effect for parts of the East Midlands, North of England, Yorkshire as well as East of England, London and South East of England.
The amber warnings are valid between 3am and 11am on Tuesday and 2am and noon on Tuesday respectively.
The poor weather will likely cause disruptions to roads, rail and air travel tomorrow.
More weather warnings have been extended into the new month, with possible snowfall reaching as far out as Northern Ireland by Thursday.