A MAP has revealed exactly where the heaviest snow is expected to fall in England as Arctic air sweeps across the nation. The Met Office has predicted snowfall across many regions as

A wall of snow is set to hit the UK in a massive band stretching from west of Swansea in Wales to Norwich in England with up to 10 inches settling in some places

Amber and yellow weather warnings are in place across the UK as the first weekend of the New Year looks set to be a chilly one.

The maps show a pre-dawn fresh blizzard almost the length of the British Isles sweeping in, with the mercury potentially plunging as low as -12C (10.4F) in parts of the Scottish Highlands, the Daily Express reports.

The Met Office's long range forecast for Tuesday, January 8, to Saturday, January 17, warns of 'significant snow accumulations in places, particularly on northern hills'

A massive 739-mile of snow looks set to hit the UK in a few days, affecting areas from Wick in Scotland to Folkestone in the south of England. The latest weather maps generated by WXCharts using Met Desk data on January 6 have turned white and purple for almost the whole of the UK in a forecast looking at January 11 and 12.

Snowfall is predicted to commence at 6am across Cumbria, Lancashire and northern Wales, with accumulations reaching 1.6 inches per hour in certain regions, whilst by 6pm, precipitation is anticipated in Monmouthshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham, and Manchester.