Amber warnings now out for some in NW and Scotland/NI
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1422403200

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1422748800&regionName=ni

Warnings now for Saturday and Sunday

Latest forecast pretty much as you were.

Lots of snow showers for Scotland, NI & NW England. Look like a wintry/sleety mix for the Midlands south.

Overnight and into tomorrow the Midlands look like they could see some snow showers and the South still seeing the wintry/sleety stuff.

Looking forward to seeing some of the totals from up North though.

I will give you a head up for my totals until the weekend.

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I rather like the wording for the Sat/Sun weather warning. 

The daily BBC N Weather for the week ahead at 9:55pm will be an interesting one but I bet the forecaster will go as far as Friday or Saturday and then give a summary - I sense a lot of uncertainty and vagueness in it. At the moment Alex Deakin is only forecasting as far ahead as tomorrow 3pm and then gives a summary of the weekend.

As it's the 10 day outlook I would think he would go a lot further

21:55

A Deakin

Cold weather to last the longer term

Organised band through Thursday night across England

Fri temps higher but icy wind

Weekend

Sat dry for most Sun dry for most

looks like the best chance for snow IMBY is Thursday night , dry and cold thereafter

Just saw the weather - like most of you - seems like a deja-vu of last colds spell. Daytime temps of +6 or 7c so fairly seasonal. Looks like there is only a possibly of the system brushing the SW of England but if this is a let down then this cold spell will turn out to be a yet another non event for the south and tonight, tomorrow morning and tomorrow night will be our best chance of seeing any snow falling. But wait? So frustrating ! It's not even cold enough yet. 

It is , its snowed here

Philip Avery really ramping up the snow for all the country from Saturday onwards and into next week and plenty of showers and a feature in the SE on Friday. Specifically mentoned the Chilts and the Downs for settling snow. The snow will cause disruption. N24 @ 11:28

And on the day when all data, including the MetO forecasts, indicates a less cold sector and rain /sleet rather than snow. I will expect an amber warning for this in the morning then

It'll be typical if one was issued now LOL

Hi Neil. He specifically mentioned the warming on Friday and stated this would be very temporary and the weather will worsen from Saturday. Bring it on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/31032543

New forecast on here from Alex Deakin. Snow showers for quite a few in the next 24 hours. Turning milder from Friday. Weekend temps around 6 or 7c for many across England in a mainly dry weekend picture. Will feel bitter apparently, but history tells me it won't here in a direct northerly. Plenty of sunny spells should make it feel relatively pleasant. 

Hi Matty. Completely at odds with Phil Avery. I think he had latest data as he stated the shift to the Northerly would bring a greater risk of snow

Haven't seen that one, so will take your word for it. The Deakin one is definitely new though. 

Also ties in with Fergusson's thoughts on twitter, admittedly that's more regional than the south overall. I also think that ties in with the current output. There's certainly nothing to suggest a snowy weekend overall. Areas exposed to the north winds will always get some shower activity, but apart from that it's a dry picture. 

Now, of course, small scale features can and do crop up in the flow, but to try and pinpoint them in any way is a lottery. 

The UK outlook. A textbook northerly setting up into the weekend:

Today:
Another cold day with sunny spells and further wintry showers, mainly in the north and west. Snow will increasingly become confined to the hills of the northwest through the day. Drier in the southeast, with winds easing in the east.

Tonight:
Outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow move south-eastwards across Scotland and northern England. Wintry showers continuing in the west. Remaining breezy with a widespread frost likely.

Friday:
Outbreaks of rain,sleet and hill snow clear the southeast. Elsewhere, sunny spells and wintry showers, mainly in the north and west. Some further snow likely over hills. Remaining windy.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Colder northerly winds establish on Saturday, bringing snow showers to northern parts and extending to windward coasts on Sunday and Monday, with drier conditions further inland. Widespread overnight frosts.

Carole Kirwood on BBC Breakfast Weather.

Over the weekend snow will mainly affect the "sticky out" bits of the country. 

Hopefully not her 'sticky out' bits?!

Funnily enough I was out yesterday afternoon and out of the wind you could feel a bit of warmth in the sun.

Carol's latest forecast said snow in the amber area, rain/sleet elsewhere.

Now that could be a widespread event

Latest BBC1 forecast with Alex D seemed to suggest that most of what falls from tomorrow and over the weekend will be wet rather that white unless you live up a hill.