New UK weather maps show exactly where and when 668-mile long snow blast will blitz Britain

A UK weather body has suggested a 668-mile long snow blast will blitz Britain later today (November 10) as the country braces itself for a deluge of snow from Wick to Chelmsford

A UK weather map has shown exactly where will be hit by a 668-mile-long snow blast set to hit Britain this weekend.

Weather woes are already underway for some parts of the country with some villages and towns saying they have yet to see the sun this month. Snow could be on its way too with a projected fall spreading from Wick in Scotland all the way down to Chelmsford. The snow projected by WXCharts will also hit the likes of Newcastle, Birmingham and Manchester.

Icy conditions were expected today as weather experts warned of sub-zero conditions across the UK, including a -7C dip for Inverness, Scotland. But another map has shown a blizzard-like blast of snow could hit Brits later tonight.

Already unsettled temperatures have brought a deluge of strange weather experiences across the country as weather stations report no sunlight for November in parts of the country. Others are adapting to the darker nights and high pressure seen in other parts of the country. WX Charts has since mapped the UK for 668 miles of snow blasts.

The weather body has also predicted snowfall for this period of chilly weather, with Inverness, Scotland, set to see temperatures as low as -7C while Edinburgh could expect cold lows of -2C. Freezing conditions can also be spotted in Newcastle with -3C possible today.

Fellow weather experts Netweather also suggested snow could fall during this time though only the northwest of Scotland should be affected by this. Weather forecasts from the Met Office are similarly bleak but do not suggest signs of snow just yet. WXCharts indicates much of the country will face below zero or near-freezing temperatures today and tomorrow, with London facing 0C and Birmingham facing -1C.

The Met Office has explained the conditions needed for snow to fall and lay in the UK, with their website reading: "Essentially, we need the air to be cold enough, and a supply of moisture. To get cold air across the UK we need winds from the north or east. Northerly winds (i.e. air travelling from north to the south) bring the air straight from the Arctic and over a cold sea to reach the UK.

"Often with the cold easterly winds, and the air travelling over so much dry land, there is very little moisture in it to form the snow and we end up with some crisp winter sunshine instead." Conditions also need to be at freezing levels, with anything below zero being a suitable condition for snowfall. WXCharts has suggested it could reach lows of -3C in Newcastle and -7C in Inverness.