Parts of the United Kingdom look set to be hit by a snowbomb in the coming days with nine-inch flurries hitting parts of England.

Maps from WxCharts, using Met Desk data, show there is a chance snow will hit Yorkshire, parts of north west England, Wales, and Scotland.

Although the forecaster currently predicts there is around 60 percent chance most of those areas could be hit with snow on Wednesday, April 17.

Elsewhere parts of the United Kingdom look set to face a bitter zero C. Forecasts suggest the midlands, Wales, and large parts of the south will experience a cold snap on Thursday, April 18.

Maps forecast Scotland will be the worst hit by the snowwy spell.

Northern parts around Inverness are looking as though they could be hit by up to nine inches of the white stuff.

While areas of England likely to get snowfall would receive 2cm flurries, forecasters say.

James Madden, from Exacta Weather, said: “Colder and wintry in places before gradually becoming more settled and much warmer to hot on cue by month end or early May.

“However, throughout Tuesday evening and into Wednesday, it will be cold enough for these showers to turn wintry and to snow once again across parts of the far north and Scotland.

“There is also the possibility and it will also be cold enough in certain parts of northern/northeast and southern/southeast England overnight and into early Wednesday for these showers to turn temporarily wintry and to sleet or snow in places.”

“Following on from this will see high pressure and more settled weather finally beginning to take hold; however, it is still likely to be on the cool side to begin with, and before temperatures start to finally warm up significantly during the final third of April and into early May, as covered in all of our earlier and longer-range weather reports for in and April 20 onwards and preceding a cold period.

“It is within this period that we could see maximum temperatures ranging in the mid to high 20’s, at the very least for the first time this year and over a sustained time period.”

The Met Office meanwhile says there will be sunny spells and scattered showers throughout Wednesday, with winds “lighter than of late”. It says there will be breezes on the east coast.

Thursday is expected to be rather cloudy with light rain spreading south.

The forecast states: “Settled conditions developing from Friday with some sunny spells especially in the west and temperatures increasing.”

The Met Office says Sunday should be dry for most people, albeit there could be warm light winds in places. There could be light rain in northern parts of the country.

Its long range forecast adds: “Into next week the high is likely to withdraw to the west a little, and this will open the door to cooler and less settled conditions, with some rain or showers mainly affecting the north and east, with the best chance of staying dry across western and southern parts.

“After a brief warmer interlude on Sunday temperatures are likely to trend back toward or a little below average,”