UK snow maps show exactly where and when 15 inches will hit this week

UK snow maps show exactly where and when the white stuff will cover parts of England this week. The UK could face a 20cm dumping of the white stuff as we head into the new working week, with Sunday to Tuesday seeing yellow alerts issued by the Met Office.

Snow will hit swathes of Scotland, from the Highlands to further south, while England- in particular the north, like the north east, north west and Pennines - worst-hit. Wals and Northern Ireland don't look likely to be spared, either.

A 42-hour yellow alert has been issued between Sunday and Tuesday. WX Charts maps and charts show the weather turning an icy blue and white hue as we approach Thursday (November 21), where as much as 38cm - or 15 inches - is predicted for Wales.

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The BBC Weather team says: "Late on Sunday an intense low pressure system approaches from Ireland, leading to fairly strong winds and spells of heavy rain, sleet or snow in parts. This low could further deepen as it moves across parts of the UK on Monday, still with a little uncertainty in its track. Depending on its track, the deepening low is likely to bring temporary milder conditions to parts of England and Wales on Monday, albeit accompanied by quite strong winds and spells of heavy rain.

"With the high pressure likely to shift even further north-west of the UK, temperatures should drop sharply behind this low on Tuesday. It will bring strong northerly winds, and spells of heavy and sometimes thundery showers, which could turn wintry even at lower levels. Early snow which could settle, along with icy and frosty conditions overnight, are on the table, with the coldest conditions in Scotland.

"As a result of this quite active North Atlantic pattern, it is likely that a few intense low pressure systems could move across southern parts of the UK later next week. This will bring more stormy and perhaps disruptive conditions to parts of the UK, along with the ongoing risk of heavier wintry precipitation."