FEBRUARY is teed up to be the "snowiest month of the year" as temperatures plummet across the UK.

The snowy snap is set to strike on Friday when the mercury will plunge to a bone-chilling -10C.

It will be particularly glacial in parts of Scotland where forecasters predict widespread lows of -8C and the possibility of -10C, according to WXCharts.

The chilly conditions will bring bucketloads of snow, with a whopping 23 inches expected on the ground in Scotland by February 11.

Manchester could also see around an inch of the white stuff, with the Midlands and Birmingham in for a smattering of flakes too.

But before that, Brits must battle "wintry showers, hail, thunder and gales".

Forecasters warn those living in Scotland will bear the brunt of the storms today before cloud and rain moves southeastwards this evening.

A yellow weather warning is in force from Glasgow to the Highlands where chaos on the roads is expected until at least 11am tomorrow.

Strong gusts will also hit coastal areas before hill snow arrives across the north.

Thursday will be slightly brighter with nationwide highs of 8C, but the weather will take a turn once more come Friday.

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Met Office meteorologist Clare Nasir said: "The air will turn steadily colder over the next few days, culminating in a severe frost on Thursday night and into Friday.

"Before that though, we hang on to some milder conditions just to the south of this weather front as it sinks down to southern England and Wales through the next 24 hours.

"Further north, an area of low pressure will bring with it gales, if not severe gales, through Thursday.

"And we are likely to see some snow accumulations on the high ground, particularly in Scotland but even on the hills of Northern Ireland and Pennine Districts over the next few days associated with any showery bursts of rain and snow."

British Weather Services forecaster Jim Dale predicts temperatures will continue take a tumble, coming to a bitterly cold head on Friday.

He told The Mirror: "We're all in frost by Thursday morning – not necessarily some of the coastal fringes but generally -1C and -2C in most places.

"The main thing is that when we get to Friday, we could well be seeing -10Cs in the highlands.

"-7C, -8C, -9C, and -10C will be the diversity across in the valley areas – so proper cold. We'll all be cold on Friday morning.

"It is, on paper, the snowiest month of the year. And normally the first half is the coldest. So we're getting what it says on the packet."

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