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Matt Atherton

Boxing Day snow forecast in England and Scotland - everywhere in UK likely to see snowfall

Snow has been forecast for Boxing Day in some parts of the UK; mainly in the highlands.

Up to 11cm of snow could fall in the forecasted areas over the course of the day, according to weather maps analyser Ventusky.

The latest snowfall would come after the Met Office confirmed the UK saw a White Christmas this year.

Rain in northern Scotland turned to sleet at about 3pm on Christmas Day - only a small amount of snow is needed to officially qualify for a White Christmas.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice for Boxing Day.

The Met Office confirmed the UK saw a White Christmas this year (PA)

The warning covers almost the entirety of Scotland - just missing Perth and Aberdeen - and is in place until 6pm.

Roads and railways are likely to be affected by delays, while there could also be intermittent powercuts.

The Met Office said: "Strengthening west-northwesterly winds will bring increasingly frequent wintry showers to parts of Scotland through Sunday night and into Monday morning.

Up to 11cm of snow could fall in the forecasted areas over the course of the day (Clive Postlethwaite/REX/Shutterstock)
The warning covers almost the entirety of Scotland and is in place until 6pm (Met Office)

"These may fall as snow to low levels for a time where temporary accumulations of 1-3cm are possible, with 5-10cm of snow over the hills. Icy surfaces will be an additional hazard, especially across parts of Western Scotland later in the night where showers will fall as rain or sleet.

"Snow showers will extend to central and southern parts of Scotland by Monday morning, although any lying snow will be confined to higher ground."

Where could it snow on Boxing Day?

Snow has been forecast in the north-east of Scotland, as well as central areas of Scotland.

The first snow is expected to drop at about 1am, between Inverness and Aberdeen.

By the end of the day, residents along the north-eastern coast of Scotland, as well as areas west of Perth, and south of Glasgow, should have seen at least a single centimetre of snow.

The most snow was forecasted to fall west of Kinlochewe, Wester Ross, where there could be up to 11cm by 11pm.

The first snow is expected to drop at about 1am, between Inverness and Aberdeen (Ventusky)
Snow has been forecast in the north-east of Scotland, as well as central areas of Scotland (Ventusky)

Elsewhere, England will also see a little bit of snow, Ventusky forecasted.

There could be 4cm of snow between Carlisle and Barnard Castle, it revealed.

But, there could also be smatterings of snow slightly further south, around Kendal - north of Morecambe - as well as west of Darlington.

It'll likely be a lot chillier on Boxing Day than the previous few days, too.

There could be highs of 7C in the southwest of England, and lows of -1C in north Scotland.

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