Band of snow and ice to hit Scotland amid warning

The Met Office says low lying areas could see one to two centimetres of snow while the hills could see up to 10cms fall in 12 hours.

According to the Met Office, between 3-5cm of snow is likely in areas above 200m, while up to 10cm is possible in a few places.

Four separate yellow weather warnings have been issued which cover most of the UK.

Cyclists are also being told to look out for thick sheets of ice left untreated on roads, pavements and paths.

"Temperatures will be below freezing generally".

'Snow will gradually clear from the eastern part of England during Wednesday afternoon.

Previous year saw several inches of snow fall in North Somerset, causing widespread problems - schools closed while the public transport system also ground to a halt.

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BBC Weather meteorologist Carol Kirkwood added: "We do have all those snow showers across the north and the west of the United Kingdom, some of them getting down to lower levels".

It was previously predicted that up to four inches of snow may fall across parts of South, East and central England from 9pm on Tuesday until midday Wednesday.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday: Wednesday and Thursday will be cold and dry with morning frost.

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Up to 10cm of snow could fall on higher ground as temperatures drop across large parts of the United Kingdom this week.

"Certainly the mountains of Wales and Northern England will be seeing snow but increasingly through the afternoon down to relatively low levels, there could be some sleet and snow falling".