Exact hour UK snow will be 'heaviest' with eight cities in England hammered

UK snow maps reveal the exact time London, Birmingham, Cardiff and Edinburgh will be hit by flurries of the white stuff as we head towards the yellow weather alerts issued by the Met Office. Forecasters have triggered yellow weather warnings for snow impacting swathes of the country on Sunday (November 17).

WXCharts has forecast snow to hit the UK next week on Wednesday, November 20, and will be heaviest over Leeds, Sheffield and Wick. It will be also hit Wales (Cardiff, Conwy) and Northern Ireland (Derry, Belfast) as well as the Midlands (Birmingham, Northampton), East Anglia (Norwich, Ipswich) and the north (Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle).

Scotland will see snow mainly in the north (Aberdeen, Inverness, Fort William, Wick) but also in parts of the south east (Edinburgh, Galashiels). During Sunday, showers will turn increasingly wintry through the day with hail, sleet and some snow. Little snow is likely to settle at low levels by day, but through the evening and overnight, 1 to 3 cm may accumulate in some places, whilst 5 to 10 cm is possible on high ground above 300 metres by Monday morning, the Met Office has warned.

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Meanwhile, as temperatures fall overnight, ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces. Forecasters from the Met Office said: "Snowy, wintry weather can cause delays and make driving conditions dangerous, so to keep yourself and others safe: plan your route, checking for delays and road closures, amending your travel plans if necessary; if driving, leave more time to prepare and check your car before setting off."

"People cope better when they have prepared in advance for the risk of power cuts or being cut off from services and amenities due to the snow. It’s easy to do," the Met Office went on to say in a yellow weather warning issued on Friday.