Snow maps have revealed the exact date a massive 550-mile wall of snow is set to blanket the UK, making the British Isles barely visible. According to WXCharts, snow will hit the east coast of East Anglia at 6pm on January 1, sweeping through the East Midlands, including Lincolnshire, Derby, Leicester and Nottingham, as well as Birmingham and the top of Wales.
The Irish Sea, including the Isle of Man, will not be spared either. Before hitting the coast, Manchester and the wider north west of England, including Leeds, Preston, Burnley and Liverpool, are also in the path of the snow wave. Further north, Lancashire, Yorkshire, the Lake District and Carlisle, as well as the western Scottish borders, are predicted to be impacted, according to the forecaster. The purple area signifying snowfall also blankets the entirety of Northern Ireland.
Earlier that day, at 6am, WXCharts predicts that snow will affect a huge section of southern England and Wales. From Cardiff and Swansea in the south to the middle of the country around Aberystwyth, snow is forecast to fall. Snow is also expected between London, along the south coast including Southampton, up to the area just north east of Plymouth in the south west of England.
This will not be the only time that snow affects the country. Another massive wave, stretching all the way to Denmark, will hit the UK on the following day, Thursday, January 2. However, this will miss England, Wales and Northern Ireland. According to WXCharts, most of Scotland, from Edinburgh in the south to Inverness and Aberdeen further north, is set to be hit. The Orkney archipelago is also predicted to see snow, although a section of the country west of Wick and Thurso at the very top looks set to escape at 6am.
