Large parts of the UK are set to see snow this week(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Exactly when and where in the UK it will snow this week - mapped

As people in the UK prepare to be hit by snowfall as temperatures drop and colder weather returns, these maps show exactly when and where you can expect to wrap up warm

by · The Mirror

As the UK is hit with freezing temperatures, new weather maps have revealed which parts of the UK will see snow falling this week.

The latest maps come as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across parts of England and Scotland for snow and ice. A 42-hour yellow alert has been issued between Sunday and Tuesday, where up to 20cm of snowfall is predicted.

Snow is set to hit northern parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland first, from Monday evening, before spreading across England. Manchester and the surrounding area is set to see some of the heaviest snowfall, with up to 20cm forecast in some areas.

Snow will hit northern Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of north west England first( Image: WXRCHARTS)

Deputy chief meteorologist Rebekah Hicks explained: “A notable early winter cold spell will arrive across the north from Sunday and will likely reach all parts of the UK by midweek. Temperatures will drop as a northerly airflow develops, bringing in colder Arctic air. This introduces the possibility of snow, initially over high ground in the north from Sunday, with gusty winds also a potential hazard.

"As the cold air spreads south, wintry weather is possible more widely, and a snow and ice warning has already been issued for parts of Scotland and Northern England for early next week. Updates to the warnings for wintry hazards are likely, so it’s important to stay up to date with the latest forecast.”

Snowfall will become heavier and more widespread on Tuesday( Image: WXRCHARTS)

Scotland, as usual, is set to be the first country to feel the frosty bite and snow tomorrow evening before it makes its way to England at around 6pm on Monday. Northern Ireland, Manchester and other parts of the north are expected to see snow flakes drop overnight and heading into Tuesday, before it spreads to the likes of Newcastle and the west of Wales in the coming days.

By next Saturday it will have made its way down to the south with parts of London and Kent being affected before it disappears by the start of next week. Below are the parts of the UK that may see snow according to the Met Office forecasts.

Large parts of the UK, including England, will see at least a dusting of snow( Image: WXRCHARTS)

Grampian

  • Aberdeenshire
  • Moray

Highlands & Eilean Siar

  1. Na h-Eileanan Siar
  2. Highland

Orkney & Shetland

  • Orkney Islands
  • Shetland Islands
Snowfall is expected to hit large parts of the UK this week( Image: WXRCHARTS)

North West England

  • Cumbria
  • Lancs

Yorkshire and the Humber

  • North Yorkshire
  • West Yorkshire
  • York
Snow will be very heavy in some areas( Image: WXRCHARTS)

North East England

  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • Redcar and Cleveland
  • South Tyneside
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Sunderland