Weather maps reveal swathes of England , Wales , Northern Ireland and Scotland all face three days of icy blizzards - with 18 UK counties being blanketed with snow . A Met Office amber alert for rain on Monday kicks off the first day of December with heavy showers across most of South Wales, sparking serious concerns about flooding and icy water.

New long-range WXCharts.com weather maps released today warn of three days of snow blizzards from Wednesday, 10th December, through until Friday, 12th, with all four UK countries being affected. And in total 18 'counties' - although in Scotland they are local authority areas, and in Wales they are principal areas - are affected.

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