Freezing weather conditions will continue to hover around Britain as the latest maps show parts of the UK battered with snow in April.
Maps from WXCharts make a gloomy prediction as they turn purple suggesting snow showers for areas ranging from Wick to Edinburgh on April 4.
The cold snap will stay inside the country for almost 36 hours bringing in more frost and rain.
The brutal weather conditions will begin to mark its entry at around 6 am on April 4, maps suggest.
The 257-mile wall of snow will leave the topmost areas of Scotland covered with snow as the temperature level plummets to -1C.
The icy conditions will move around the parts of Scotland on April 4 leaving areas such as Inverness, Wick, Portree, Fort William, and Edinburgh peppered with snow.
However, by the morning of April 5, the purple blobs on the weather maps representing snow slid further southwards leaving areas like Newcastle covered with snow and ice.
A possibility of 2cm of snow per hour is likely in these areas, maps indicate.
The Met Office’s long-range forecast between March 26 and April 4 suggests: “Unsettled across the majority of the UK next week, with spells of rain or showers for most, if not all, areas, strong winds in places and temperatures near to a little below normal for late March.
“Perhaps staying relatively drier in the north, with some wintry showers possible in the far north of Scotland.
“Through the bank holiday weekend and into the following week, unsettled or changeable weather remains the most likely outcome.
“All areas are likely to see further rain or showers at times, with some drier spells in between, but wet weather will tend to favour the southwest while northern parts remain a bit drier on average.
“Temperatures will probably continue near normal for the time of year.”
This Evening and Tonight:
A band of rain will move southeastwards overnight to lie across southwest England and the Midlands by morning. To the south it will be rather cloudy but mild, and to the north colder and clearer but windy.
Friday:
Cloud and rain slowly clears southeast. Elsewhere, sunny spells and scattered showers, these most frequent in the northwest and wintry over high ground. Rather windy and turning colder for all.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Feeling cold this weekend with sunny spells and blustery showers, these heavy and possibly wintry at times over hills. Showers fading through Sunday though becoming unsettled again on Monday.
