UK faces 446-mile snow bomb with two of England's biggest cities hammered

A 446-mile snow bomb looks set to cover a HUGE part of the UK - with an "avalanche" of wintriness en route to England ahead of the December and Christmas period. Maps and charts for WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, show Manchester and Birmingham will be hit hard overnight.

The West Midlands, the North West and up towards Cumbria and Glasgow will be hammered. The maps from WX Charts show the nation is set for a dumping of the white stuff from Wednesday December 11 into Thursday December 12.

"Patchy fog will result in difficult driving conditions in places during Thursday morning," the Met Office has said, as it issued a yellow alert for fog. Expect slower journey times with delays to bus and train services possible and there is a chance of delays or cancellations to flights.

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The Met Office said: "Patches of fog will continue to form with the visibility in some places falling below 100 metres. With temperatures also below freezing, icy patches will be an additional hazard on untreated surfaces. Fog will thin and clear from most places later in the morning."

Thursday will continue to see below average temperatures, with a cold, frosty and potentially icy start for some. Otherwise, it will be a fine day with light winds and a fair amount of sunshine in many areas, although freezing fog patches could persist in a few places.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said “Much of the warning area will see 15-20 mm of rain, with 30-40 mm in some areas. There is a lower chance of 50 mm of rain in a few places, more likely for areas such as the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent, before rain eases and clears by early afternoon. Given the recent wet weather, some disruption to travel and infrastructure could be possible.

“Along with the rain, things will turn colder from tomorrow for all, with frost and some freezing fog possible.”