UK weather forecast maps predict snow blanketing Britain for five days later this month, with a wintry downpour covering almost all of the country. According to forecaster WXCHARTS’s maps, compiled using Metdesk data, snow is due to arrive on New Year’s Eve.

The forecast indicates snowfall in northern Scotland, as well as on the east coast of Scotland and in northern England, near Newcastle. The same areas are covered in white on maps for New Year’s Day, but the snow also makes its way down to the southeast of England, hitting Norfolk and Suffolk. January 2 maps show snow settling in the east of England and Scotland while a new wintry downpour arrives from the West, hitting southwest Scotland.

On January 3, the snow makes its way to northwest England, with Lancashire the main area affected.

Temperatures are also expected to plummet well below zero on January 3, as maps indicate a -14C freeze will hit Scotland, while much of England is forecast to endure -4C conditions.

This is followed by widespread snow on January 4, according to WXCHARTS, as maps show almost all of Britain covered in white.

The forecast shows only the south coast of England evading the wintry conditions, while Lancashire and West Yorkshire could see the heaviest snow.

The Met Office’s weather forecast for December 25 – January 3 does not mention snow. The agency predicts mostly settled conditions, although a wind chill could make it seem colder.

Their forecast also warns of potential showers in the east and south of the UK. This is followed by largely settled conditions going into 2026.

The Met Office says: “Continued mostly settled conditions expected, as high pressure builds to the north of the UK. This will bring a strengthening easterly then northeasterly wind over the period, with wind chill making it feel colder.

“Whilst there will be a fair amount of dry weather, a few showers will still be possible, particularly across eastern and southern parts, which may be wintry in places, more especially over high ground. High pressure will likely dominate the weather in the run-up to the New Year, slowly drifting to the west.

“This will maintain largely settled conditions, although with an increasing chance of showery conditions later in the period. Temperatures will be below average much of the time, with frost likely where clear skies and light winds prevail.”