Snow is expected to blanket huge parts of the UK on New Year's Day. Weather maps from Ventusky suggest flurries of snow will sweep across many areas of Britain on Wednesday, January 1.

The heaviest of the deluge is predicted for Yorkshire - but Scotland will see significant snowfall on New Year's Eve too. Temperatures are set to drop to a chilly -7C on Wednesday.

This is a 17C drop from Friday's 10.5C recorded in Drumnadrochit, Scottish Highlands, and an even greater plunge from the 12.1C in Lake Vyrnwy, Powys. According to Ventusky, snow could be heavy on Wednesday, particularly across West Yorkshire.

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More than 20cm (7.8 inches) is expected across the the Peak District, Mirror reports. Similar levels are anticipated across East Yorkshire and around the Humber Estuary.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain and snow on Monday, December 30, and Tuesday, December 31. It covers most of Scotland, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.

These areas will also be impacted by snow into Wednesday. Tony Wisson, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "Wintry showers are likely to be a feature of the forecast as a cold northerly flow becomes established."

The snow will linger throughout Wednesday evening, potentially falling as far south as Wiltshire. It eventually will clear to the east, but temperatures will remain cold.

Full list of areas predicted to see snow on New Year's Day

  • Aberdeen City - throughout the early hours of New Year's Day
  • Aberdeenshire - throughout the early hours of New Year's Day
  • Argyll and Bute - throughout the early hours of New Year's Day
  • Bedfordshire - during the evening
  • Blaenau Gwent - during the evening
  • Bridgend - during the evening
  • Buckinghamshire - during the evening
  • Caerphilly - during the evening
  • Cambridgeshire - the western and northern tips of the county will see flurries in the evening
  • Carmarthenshire - during the evening
  • Ceredigion - during the evening
  • Cheshire - from around midday, and heaviest at around 3pm
  • Conwy - from around midday, and heaviest at around 3pm
  • County Down - flurries in the morning
  • County Durham - throughout the afternoon, heavy at times
  • Cumbria - throughout the afternoon, heavy at times
  • Denbighshire - from around midday
  • Derbyshire - from around midday and particularly heavy across the Peak District as the afternoon progresses
  • East Yorkshire - throughout the afternoon, heavy at times
  • Edinburgh City - throughout the early hours
  • Fife - throughout the early hours
  • Flintshire - during the morning, heavy around noon
  • Glasgow City - throughout the early hours
  • Gloucestershire - throughout the evening
  • Greater Manchester - from midday, heavy after 2pm
  • Gwynedd - during the morning
  • Herefordshire - throughout the afternoon
  • Isle of Anglesey - during the morning
  • Isle of Man - flurries in the morning
  • Lancashire - from around midday
  • Leicestershire - throughout the evening
  • Lincolnshire - throughout the evening
  • Merseyside - throughout the afternoon, heavy at times
  • Merthyr Tydfil - during the evening
  • Monmouthshire - during the evening
  • Moray - throughout the early hours
  • Neath Port Talbot - during the evening
  • Newport - flurries during the evening in the north of the patch
  • North Yorkshire - throughout the afternoon, heavy at times
  • Northamptonshire - during the evening
  • Northumberland - throughout the afternoon, heavy at times
  • Nottinghamshire - throughout the afternoon
  • Orkney - throughout the early hours
  • Outer Hebrides - throughout the early hours
  • Oxfordshire - flurries in the north of the patch in the evening
  • Pembrokeshire - flurries in the evening
  • Perth and Kinross - throughout the early hours
  • Powys - throughout the afternoon
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf - during the evening
  • Rutland - during the evening
  • Scottish Borders - throughout the early hours
  • Scottish Highlands - throughout the early hours
  • Shetland - throughout the early hours
  • Shropshire - from noon, heavy over higher ground
  • South Yorkshire - from noon, particularly heavy after around 2pm
  • Staffordshire - throughout the afternoon
  • Swansea - flurries in the evening
  • Torfaen - flurries in the evening
  • Tyne and Wear - light snow during the evening
  • Warwickshire - during the evening
  • West Midlands - during the evening
  • West Yorkshire - from midday, particularly heavy in the afternoon
  • Wiltshire - flurries in the evening
  • Worcestershire - during the evening
  • Wrexham - from noon