New weather maps shows a 450-mile wall of snow set to batter the west coast of Britain.
The data produced by WXCharts.com shows the wintery conditions blowing in from across the Atlantic stretching from central Wales to the north of Scotland on February 4.
The weather experts predict that as much as 2 to 3cm of snow could fall every hour as parts of Britian prepare for more snowy weather after a cold and wintery start to 2025.
The Met Office forecast for the period are more subdued although they do warn of a range of adverse weather conditions.
A long-range forecast for Saturday, February 1 to 10 February predicts: “Cloud and periods of wet weather will probably affect north and north-western parts of the UK at times, particularly early in this period.
“Some heavy rain is possible which could be accompanied by some spells of strong winds. South of this, across the rest of the UK, it is likely to be more settled and whilst some rain can’t be ruled out at times, it should be predominantly dry through this period, or certainly drier than it has been.”
The warning comes just days after Britain was hit by Storm Éowyn which brought rain and winds in excess of 100mph to large parts of the UK.
Despite the worst of the weather having seemed to have passed, there are still weather warnings in place for parts of Wales throughout Tuesday.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Frank Saunders warned: “Strong winds will also affect southern parts of England and Wales through Monday and at first on Tuesday, with gusts of up to 60 or 70mph possible near the coasts in the far southwest, and around 50mph possible inland especially near to the heaviest showers.
“The strong winds will also gradually ease from the west on Tuesday. Temperatures will be close to the seasonal average but feeling colder than this in the strong and gusty winds in the south.”
Looking ahead, the Met Office warns of “a quieter spell of weather” from Thursday through the remainder of the week.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Almond said: “Most areas will be dry with sunny spells on Thursday, although there’s the risk of some freezing fog patches at first. Cloud, outbreaks of rain and hill snow will spread to the northwest by the end of the day, and Friday will see a cloudy day in the south, with some sunshine further north, before the next band of cloud and rain arrives in the northwest later.
“Overall though, rainfall amounts will be lower than of late.”
