UK faces 525-mile snow bomb with 'nowhere in England' spared

The UK faces a 525-mile-wide massive Christmas and New Year snow bomb with the whole of the country covered - as far south as Devon. Fresh maps and charts from WXCharts, which uses Met Desk data, shows a white and purple hue spreading across the country.

The deep Polar and Arctic freeze will hit the UK over Christmas - and nowhere will be spared north of Devon and the south west of England. Parts of the West Midlands and the East of England could also be blanketed in snow depths predicted to reach 0.6cm.

London faces 1.5cm flurries and accumulations. Dover and the south coast, including Brighton, face anywhere between 1cm and 2cm, while Wales looks likely to be hit hard by the downturn in conditions and deterioration in temperatures too.

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The BBC Weather team has issued an update for New Year, explaining: "It seems more likely that the rather unsettled conditions will continue into the first week of the new year. Temperatures could remain at least slightly above average, with no significant risk of cold in sight.

"Nevertheless, there could be more variability emerging later in the week or into the second week of January. Then a stronger high pressure pattern near or over parts of the UK seems possible, leading to calmer and drier, and probably murky conditions, especially in the southern and south-western parts of the country. It could remain a little wetter and windier in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Confidence remains low especially regarding the temperature trend."

The Beeb says it will be trending "somewhat calmer". The meteorologists for the corporation signed off by saying: "With next Tuesday's update the realistic forecast period will be extended to around Christmas. So far, it seems to remain unsettled and quite windy.

"Only around or after the New Year are there signs of calmer conditions."