BREAKING Exact date new snow bomb to hit UK as climate forecast maps reveal all – full listing

The UK has been hit by a severe cold snap this weekend, and it seems the freezing conditions are here to stay with a snow bomb expected to arrive in just a few days. The country experienced its coldest night of the season recently, leading to school closures and blocked roads due to wintry weather.

According to the Met Office, a weather station in Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands recorded 9cm of snow on Thursday. It seems winter has firmly gripped the nation, as the latest UK weather maps have turned purple and white, signalling more heavy snow is on the horizon.

Many Brits could wake up to a snowy scene on Sunday, November 23, as temperatures are once again predicted to drop below zero.

Scotland appears set to bear the brunt of the icy temperatures. At 6am on Sunday, November 23, residents in the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire can expect to wake up to a frosty -3C.

Meanwhile, those in Angus will feel the chill immediately upon waking, with temperatures forecasted to be -1C, reports the Express.

Conditions will be slightly milder in key Scottish cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, where weather maps suggest temperatures will hover just above freezing at 1C.

England will also experience the cold, with Newcastle expected to endure 0C, while the Northeast will reach 2C and the Northwest 3C.

In Yorkshire and the Humber, as well as the Midlands, the mercury will fluctuate between a bone-chilling 2 °C and 1°C.

London isn’t expected to be much warmer, with temperatures predicted to drop to 2C, and the South East will experience similar conditions.

Temperatures in South Wales will be marginally higher, with Cardiff and Newport forecasted to reach 6 °C. The warmest temperatures will be found in west Wales, where the mercury is set to rise to 8C.

By 9am, nearly all of Scotland will be blanketed in snow. Aberdeen is expected to see snow depths reach a staggering 10cm, while the rest of the country is forecasted to have around 5cm of snow.

Meanwhile, Cumbria and Durham will receive a light sprinkling of snow. North Yorkshire, Leeds and Bradford can expect 1mm of snowfall.

UK counties predicted to see snow this weekend:

Scotland.

Falkirk.

Stirling.

Perth and Kinross.

Highland.

Clackmannanshire.

Moray.

England.

Cumbria.

Northumberland.

North Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire.

Derbyshire.