UK weather, storm Emma on the way as Red severe weather warning issued, hears how much more snow is coming. Up to 40 centimeters of snow is forecast and people in Scotland have been warned to stay indoors for the next 24 hours. Gail for Swins, heavy snow and bitterly cold temperatures will mark the arrival of storm Emma. A Red severe weather alert warning has been issued by the Met Office for part of Scotland this afternoon and into tomorrow morning. It is only the second Red warning for snow ever issued by the Met Office. The only other was in Wales in January 2013. Snowfall and sub-zero temperatures, it plunged to 11C in Hampshire overnight, have already ground much of the UK to a halt with more than 1,000 schools closed on Wednesday. Mid wind speeds are expected to pick up and temperatures could plunge to an Arctic 15C with the arrival of storm Emma with more weather warnings issued by the Met Office. The cold snap will really bite today and into Thursday. UK snow live, drivers stranded and over 1,000 schools closed after danger to life whether warnings following coldest day in 27 years. bitter easterly winds from northern Scandinavia and northwest of Russia will continue to cross the UK and even without the wind chill, values will struggle to edge above freezing during daytime and plunge significantly below 0 overnight, with lows of 8C in places. It could even drop to 14C in the Scottish Highlands. A Red weather warning is rare and means extreme weather is expected. The Met Office say, red means you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the weather. Wide spread damage, travel and power disruption and risk to life is likely. You must avoid dangerous areas and follow the advice of the emergency services and local authorities. It is in place from 3pm today until 10am tomorrow and football matches have already been postponed. A deluge of snow is expected on Thursday and Friday, as storm Emma named by the Portuguese Met Service, pushes into southern England from the continent. This could lead to significantly disruptive snow across southern UK, while gales and freezing rain may pose additional major hazards. Met Office spokesman Graham Med said, we are expecting quite wide impacts from Emma when she arrives on Thursday night. We are forecasting more snow, strong winds and freezing rain which will make driving conditions extremely dangerous. He added that storm Emma will provide a different dynamic to the weather, with freezing rain likely to cause travel disruption. Multiple amber and yellow weather warnings remain in place for the rest of the week for large parts of the country. A yellow warning for snow is in place until midnight on Sunday. Scotland Scotland will be one of the worst hit by the extreme weather. People in central Scotland have been advised to stay indoors from 3pm today until 10am tomorrow. Up to 40 centimetres of snow could fall by mid-morning on Thursday with snow drifts being considerably higher. The Met Office say, heavy snow showers and drifting of lying snow in the strong easterly winds will become more widespread across the area later on Wednesday afternoon, through the evening and overnight into Thursday. Police Scotland warning Chief Superintendent Stuart Carl, head of road policing said, the Met Office has now increased the weather warning to red, the first time this has occurred for snow storms. We can't stress enough that all travel should be avoided unless it's essential being absolutely necessary and extremely important. Police Scotland's National Multi-Agency Command Center is coordinating our emergency response across all local policing divisions in Scotland and will continue to do throughout the next 48 hours. Roads will become blocked by deep snow, with many stranded vehicles and passengers. Long delays and cancellations on bus, rail and air travel are expected. Some communities could become cut off for several days. Long interruptions to power supplies and other services. It is highly likely hundreds, if not thousands, of schools will remain closed on Thursday. Northern England It will not be quite as heavy as north of the border but wide-spread snow is still forecast, along with strong winds on Thursday. The day there has been thunder snow in some areas of time-side. Some places are likely to have an additional 15 to 25 centimeters of snow, locally as much as 40 centimeters. An amber warning is in place until 6 p.m. on Thursday. Middens Parts of Wales and Western England could have 10 to 15 centimeters of snow on the ground by the end of Friday. Freezing temperatures will make travel treacherous and an amber warning covers parts of the East Midlands. The men off as say, a band of heavy snow showers will continue across the area well into this afternoon, with a further 5 to 10 centimeters of snow accumulating in a number of places, and locally 15 centimeters where snow showers are most frequent. Strong winds will lead to drifting of lying snow, along with severe wind chill, whilst lightning will be an additional hazard, particularly near coasts. The snow showers should be as later in the afternoon. South The southwest will be one of the first areas hit by storm Emma with gale-force winds and heavy snow-causing blizzard-like conditions. The cold air will see a windshield of 10 c. in some places. Thursday is likely to be the worst day for the south, especially the southwest. An amber warning is in place from midday Thursday and till 8 a.m. on Friday. The men off as say, a spell of heavy snow is expected to move north across southwest England and Wales through Thursday afternoon and evening. Some places could also see significant ice build-up overnight into Friday. The snow is likely to be accompanied by strong easterly winds. Long delays and cancellations to public transport is expected, while some roads may become blocked by deep snow, stranding vehicles and passengers. Long interruptions to power supplies and other utilities are likely to occur.