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Heavy rain and strong gales are on course to smash Britain over the next 48 to 72 hours before wintry showers and freezing temperatures take over. Snow risk maps produced by Netweather.TV show areas of the UK turning red as the risk of wintry showers accelerates. Separate models produced by WxCharts show up to nine inches (25cm) of snow could fall in Scotland over higher ground by the weekend.