UK: Snow Forecast Tonight For Much Of The Country
Parts of northern Britain could see snowfalls of 20cm (7.8in), weather forecasters are warning, says the BBC.
Blizzards are expected across most of Scotland, northern England and the north Midlands on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.
Across southern England and south Wales, heavy rain is forecast to fall, but it could turn to ice in places it falls on cold ground.
Met Office experts said rush-hour driving on Thursday would be difficult.
A spokesman said: "We had weather warnings out this morning and it was an icy start for most of the UK.
"There is likely to be sun during Wednesday afternoon, but then in the evening temperatures will drop away and there is a weather system that will move in from the Atlantic.
"That will lead to snow in Northern Ireland, although it will turn back to rain after a couple of hours.
"The main risk is for falls of snow across the north Midlands, northern England and Scotland."
The spokesman added: "On higher ground we could see up to 20cm and lower down and in more populated areas 2cm to 5cm is likely [1in to 2in].
This is how things are forecast to look at 6am GMT in the morning:
In a predictable move Ladbrokes have slashed the odds of a London white christmas from an original offer of 7/1 to 11/4. Glasgow is 2/1 to see snow, from an opening quote of 8/1. Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester are at 4/1.
Blizzards are expected across most of Scotland, northern England and the north Midlands on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.
Across southern England and south Wales, heavy rain is forecast to fall, but it could turn to ice in places it falls on cold ground.
Met Office experts said rush-hour driving on Thursday would be difficult.
A spokesman said: "We had weather warnings out this morning and it was an icy start for most of the UK.
"There is likely to be sun during Wednesday afternoon, but then in the evening temperatures will drop away and there is a weather system that will move in from the Atlantic.
"That will lead to snow in Northern Ireland, although it will turn back to rain after a couple of hours.
"The main risk is for falls of snow across the north Midlands, northern England and Scotland."
The spokesman added: "On higher ground we could see up to 20cm and lower down and in more populated areas 2cm to 5cm is likely [1in to 2in].
This is how things are forecast to look at 6am GMT in the morning:
In a predictable move Ladbrokes have slashed the odds of a London white christmas from an original offer of 7/1 to 11/4. Glasgow is 2/1 to see snow, from an opening quote of 8/1. Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester are at 4/1.
