A British Weather Services senior meteorologist has warned "severe" gales and snow are likely in some parts of the United Kingdom in the coming days.

The weather maps also show a massive storm front sweeping across the UK on that Friday, bringing heavy rain to all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and snow to some southern parts of Scotland.

According to the WXCharts weather model, parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, and the Midlands are set to see heavy snowfall and freezing conditions. Inverness, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, ...

Britain is bracing for an Arctic blast next week, with fresh weather maps showing significant snowfall ... parts of Scotland, ...