Parts of England could be hit by a large wall of snow later this week bringing with it the possibility of wintry conditions and travel disruption

Snow is set to fall across a huge swathe of southern Britain by 9am, with Cardiff, Southampton, London and Birmingham getting a dusting, according to WX Charts. The white stuff gradually clears to the southeast across the Channel by the afternoon, with counties in the South of England seeing snow by 3pm, the maps show.

UK weather maps are showing that a huge 720-mile wall of snow is set to crash into Britain, with the white stuff covering the whole of the country, as well as parts of Europe

New weather maps indicate half of the UK could be blanketed with up to 20cm of snow in the next 48 hours, as meteorologists monitor advancing snowy conditions. WXCharts has depicted a snow front sweeping across Britain on New Year's Day, predicting snowfall reaching Birmingham and the wider West Midlands on the morning of January 2.

WXCharts has forecast wintery weather to hit the UK tomorrow (January 1), bringing with it snow, heavy rain and low temperatures.

New weather maps reveal that half of the UK could be blanketed in snow within the next 48 hours, with some regions potentially seeing as much as 20cm. WXCharts maps indicate a band of snow sweeping across the country on New Year's Day,

Snow is on the cards within the next 48 hours as advanced weather modelling maps show half of the UK could soon be blanketed by the white stuff - with some areas seeing 20cm