Blizzard conditions are set to blow into Britain tomorrow and , thanks to a descending from the Arctic.

Major cities including London, and Edinburgh are among the major locations which could be hit with flurries at the weekend, as temperatures are sent plummeting. The fun and games will start tomorrow with flurries set to hit parts of the country from a certain time.

Maps from WXCharts, which uses Met Desk data, shows the first will fall in the Midlands, areas of the south and in Wales from 6pm on Friday. By 9pm it will have increased in power and moved further north into the North West, potentially giving people on Saturday morning a nightmare start to their weekends. Temperatures will dip to around 1C.

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The ’s forecast for Friday, and into the weekend, adds: “Bright or sunny spells across the north of the country, but cloudy across much of England and Wales with showers developing and spreading east, these wintry over the hills.

“Feeling a cold with an easterly wind over the coming days. Often cloudy, with showers of rain, sleet and snow at times in the south. Brighter in the northwest.”

At the start of Saturday has a high probability of snowfall - at around 80-90%. As the day moves on the maps stay an angry shade of purple, although Northern Ireland seems to be missed.

The cold will then return with a bang next week when could circulate cold Arctic air straight to our shores. Temperatures around practically the whole country will plummet into minus figures from Wednesday, February 12, as conditions drop to around -6.

This will continue the next day when it will fall to around -10 in some places with the lowest in southern , around Edinburgh and Dumfries, and in northern England at Carlisle and Lancaster. The mercury in the two areas could drop as low as -6C, while central and southern Wales, around Cardiff and Conwy, freeze in a brisk -3C chill.

Couples on their way to celebrate Valentine’s Day will have to layer up as practically all of the will shiver in freezing conditions, with the coldest temperatures due in parts of Wales, the North West, North East and into .

Meanwhile bookies Coral makes it 4-5 (from 6-4) for snow to fall on this year. Coral has also trimmed the odds to 6-4 (from 2-1) for this Valentine's Day being the coldest on record in the UK.

Spokesman John Hill said: “We look set for a frosty Valentine's Day this year, as our odds suggest there is a good chance snow will fall. With temperatures dropping all the time, it could be the coldest Valentine's Day on record.”