A dramatic snow bomb is set to hit the UK in the coming weeks with two inches falling per hour, according to weather charts.
The Met Office has this week been forced to issue snow and ice warnings - including a rare amber one - due to the ongoing Arctic conditions.
A yellow warning remains in place until 11am for parts of England, with freezing fog making driving conditions difficult.
Parts of the UK saw up to eight inches of snow with temperatures dropping as low as -9C in recent days.
Over the weekend, conditions are expected to get milder with the mercury possibly reaching double figures next week.
But the respite from the cold will potentially be short-lived as forecasters now fear another wintry snap is coming in next month from Greenland.
Weather maps from WX Charts show a blizzard making landfall in Northern Ireland and northern parts of Scotland on the evening of February 2, reports the Daily Star.
Overnight and into the next day the snow will drift southwards, covering much of the rest of Scotland and large swathes of northern England, the forecast suggests.
Although those dates are too far out for WX Charts to provide estimates as to how much snow will settle on the ground, its forecast maps show snow falling at a rate of at least 5cm (two inches) per hour.
Parts of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland all appear set to be blasted by such flurries at the start of next month.
This appears to align with what Netweather's Nick Finnis said about the weather system coming from Greenland.
He wrote that "high latitude blocking towards Greenland" (a ridge of high pressure blocking the typical circulation of wind) could bring a "-NAO" our way.
NAO refers to North Atlantic Oscillation, a weather phenomenon that brings cold air to Europe when in its negative phase.
Met Office forecaster Aidan McGivern said cloud is moving into the north west this morning along with strong winds or gales.
He continued: "Elsewhere eastern Scotland, England and Wales clear skies and light winds and so a widespread frost forming, temperatures as low as -3, -4C fairly widely and -10C to -7C where we have some snow cover."
Drumnadrochit near Inverness in the Highlands hit minus 10.4C in the early hours of Thursday, making it the coldest recorded temperature of the year so far.
Manchester Airport was also forced to close both its runways for a period due to heavy snowfall.
UK 5 day weather forecast
Today:
Freezing fog patches may be slow to clear from some places, else much of England and Wales sunny but cold. Turning cloudy and windy in the northwest with rain and drizzle at times, and becoming milder.
Tonight:
Clear spells across England allowing another sharp frost, whilst freezing fog patches are likely in the east and southeast. Milder and damp in the northwest with occasional rain or drizzle.
Sunday:
Central and southeast England remaining cold with sunny spells, though freezing fog patches may be slow to clear. Milder and cloudy in the northwest with further rain or drizzle.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Cold and mainly dry with sunny spells, some overnight freezing fog patches. Mild and cloudy across the north with some rain, sinking south Wednesday, then becoming brighter in the north.
