Cold weather, icy mornings and strong winds have hit the UK this week, with warnings in place for ice across Scotland on Wednesday morning. The Met Office yellow weather warning for ice warns icy patches and wintry showers may lead to some travel disruption.

This is in place until 10am on Wednesday, and impacts Central, Tayside and Fife, Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Siar and Strathclyde.

The lowest temperature on Tuesday hit -4.3C and this cold weather is expected to continue into Wednesday and Thursday.

Met Office forecaster Clare Nasir said of Wednesday’s weather: “A bit more of a wintry mix, first thing on Wednesday morning, certainly a cold start to the day and much of central and eastern England you should see some drier skies and even some sunshine. However, it’s not going to last.

“This rash of showers will continue to feed in with a blustery breeze and, in fact, these showers will merge to form a longer more organised band of rain.

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“Through the morning into the afternoon and could turn more tense as winds pick up strength.”

There is also a risk of both hail and thunder on Wednesday in the North of England and Scotland.

Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: “It will generally be a pretty cold day, with maximum temperatures of around 9C. But with that breeze, it could feel colder.

“There is also a risk of hail and maybe a bit of thunder in some areas of Scotland and northern England.”

Mr Partridge added the east of England would also see showers in the afternoon.

Now snow risk maps from Netweather show a barrage of heavy snow hitting the entire country on Thursday.

Thursday, December 12 is an important day for the UK, as the country will head to the polls and elect MPs across all 650 constituencies.

However, getting to the polls may be tricky for some as heavy snow is forecast to hit throughout the day on Thursday.

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Charts from Netweather shows snow starting in Scotland in the early hours of Thursday morning before heading south down to England and Wales.

Wales, the North of England and Scotland are forecast to see particularly heavy flurries according to the charts, with some reaching down into the south of England by early afternoon.

Snow is forecast to continue on Friday and into the weekend, becoming especially heavy on Saturday afternoon.

Maps show red heavy snow across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, the Midlands and the North of England on Saturday.

The south may see some snow, but not as heavy as in the areas mentioned above.

However according to the Netweather charts, on Sunday heavy snow will reach the south of England and Wales, blanketing the Midlands, the South East and London.

Met Office five day forecast

Today

Brighter than yesterday but another unsettled day with showers affecting most places at times, especially northern and western UK. Showers will be heavy at times and wintry on hills. Some eastern parts may stay dry. Cold and windy.

Tonight

Cold and frosty with showers becoming confined to northern and western Scotland and northwest England. During the early hours, more persistent rain will reach Northern Ireland, Wales and southwest England.

Thursday

Early cloud and rain over Northern Ireland, Wales and southwest England spreading into most other regions.

Hill snow likely for parts of Scotland and northern England. Northern Scotland staying brighter.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday

Unsettled and often windy with sunny spells, showers and occasional spells of more prolonged rain. Rather cold with showers turning to snow at times over hills in the north.

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