New weather maps have shown a 370-mile ice bomb which will hit the UK in a 72-hour period.
According to forecasters at WXCharts, snow as deep as 30cm will hit parts of Scotland next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, leading to ice forming across the UK.
According to WXCharts the snow bomb will stretch from Manchester all the way to the top of Scotland with parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and the south coast of England also potentially being hit.
Brits will need to wrap up warm as temperatures plummet during the period, with Manchester, Newcastle and Edinburgh also seeing lows of -5C.
In Inverness, folk could see temperatures as low as -7C, while those living at the top of Scotland could see -9C.
Elsewhere in the country, WXCharts still expects London, the midlands and the south of England to see temperatures as low as -2C.
But predictions of snow should be taken with caution as the Met Office says it is extremely difficult to predict whether it will fall more than two days ahead.
The forecaster predicted “very cold” temperatures next week with things becoming “milder” the following week.
Its long-range forecast read: “Staying very cold through next week. Northerly winds will bring snow showers inland at times, these most frequent across northern Scotland.
“Many inland areas will be mainly dry with a good deal of clear/bright weather. During Wednesday there is a chance of an area of snow moving across parts of southern England and Wales for a time though confidence is currently low in the behaviour of this system.
“Towards the end of the week or more likely over next weekend, the start of a transition back to less cold conditions is likely as Atlantic systems start to arrive from the west brining spells of rain and strong winds. Whilst conditions should gradually turn milder, this transition brings the chance of spells of snow.”
This weekend, the Met Office predicts a cloudy day on Saturday with some bright spells and a “much colder” day on Sunday.
