Shocking new weather maps have revealed the probability of each area of the UK getting hit by a wall of snow due to sweep across the country this weekend.
December 22-23 is expected to be an unsettled period, according to new data by WXCHARTS, which uses MetDesk data.
The new maps have revealed some areas to have a 100% probability of seeing falling snow the weekend before Christmas.
At 6am on Sunday, large swathes of Scotland may be engulfed in snow, but the probability doesn’t decrease even as far south as Birmingham.
Areas south of Oxfordshire have the lowest probability of seeing snow in the country, at just 0-25%.
By 3pm on Sunday, areas of Aberdeenshire around the Cairngorms National Park are due to get 8cm/hr of snow – the most in the UK.
Other areas of the Scottish Highlands are predicted to levels between 5-6cm per hour, with the amount diminishing further south.
In the North of England, areas such as Northumberland and North Yorkshire are due to have snow depths between 1-2cm.
By midnight on Monday, the threat of snow will have largely subsided, with only areas in the north of the Scottish Highlands likely to see any dustings.
However, the probability still remains high in these areas, which have a 75% chance of seeing falling snow.
Unlike Scotland, England’s chances of experiencing snow two days before Christmas is low, between 0-25%.
The Met Office three-to-five day forecast covering December 20-22 reads: “Turning milder once again from Friday but staying changeable and often windy, with further spells of rain.”
The long range forecast for December 23 to January 1 warns: “Following a widely unsettled weekend, conditions are expected to briefly become more settled and colder with a weak ridge of high pressure moving across the country.
“This is not expected to last, with further cloud, rain and stronger winds moving quickly east across the UK on Monday, reintroducing very mild conditions.
“Following this, a more prolonged period of settled weather looks likely to develop as an area of high pressure becomes established across much of the UK.”