UK snow warning: Met Office puts millions across 12 regions on alert for five-day blizzard

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings in 12 regions across the UK for snow and ice, as temperatures could plummet to -10C from today.

Yellow weather warnings for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England are in place from Tuesday, January 16, as the weather takes a drastically cold turn over the next five days.

The Met Office states the 12 regions affected are; Central, Tayside & Fife, East Midlands, Grampian, Highlands & Eilean Siar, North East England, North West England, Orkney & Shetland, SW Scotland, Lothian Borders, Strathclyde, Wales, West Midlands, and Yorkshire & Humber.

Speaking to the Independent, the forecaster added: "On Tuesday, we are going to see more rain turning to snow moving east across the country, with more prolonged snow and more accumulations at low levels in the north of Scotland and northern England.

"That’s where we could see 5cm or 10cm of snow in low-lying areas.There’s a very low chance the south might see a bit of it. Southern regions are expected to be largely dry over Sunday and Monday."

In Scotland, a yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place all day on January 14 and into Monday, January 15, covering areas including the Highlands and the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Northern Ireland could also see up to 5cm of snow on higher ground on Monday, with a yellow warning in place from 3am until the end of the day.

However, regions in the south of England are at "low risk" of snow.

The full list of regions and areas affected by snow and ice on January 16 are: