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UK weather maps show 290-mile snow band sweeping across England on this exact date


The Met Office has issued a 44-hour yellow warning for snow across England and Wales, and some weather maps show a 290-mile wall of the white stuff sweeping the nation

Heavy snowfall is expected across areas in the UK from early January (Image: Getty)By midnight on Sunday, the snow is predicted to have moved on from Southampton, hitting London and Kent. Dan Holley, Deputy Chief Forecaster at the Met Office, commented: "An Atlantic frontal system is likely to move across parts of central and southern UK through the weekend. "We've currently issued a Yellow warning for snow covering a large part of England, Wales and southern Scotland to cater for possible disruption over the weekend, but it's quite likely this will be refined over the coming days as confidence in the forecast increases.

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