The UK is set to be thrown into the deep freezer as shocking new weather maps reveal a snow blast and sub zero temperatures.
Brand new predictions show the maps turning white and purple – depicting snowfall – across vast swathes of Britain in just over two weeks.
The date in question is Friday, November 8 showing the snowy conditions stretch as far as Devon and the south coast of England.
The maps from WXCharts reveal that areas around Aberdeen could get as much as 10cm per hour of snow on the day – although everywhere from Wick on the North coast of Scotland down to as far as Edinburgh should also prepare for snowfall.
A vast swathe of Wales also looks set for snow as the maps have turned purple there as well – from the Dee Valley in the north of the country down to around Pontypridd in the south.
England doesn’t miss out, with snowfall predicted around Exmoor National Park, Cornwall, down to as far as Plymouth in Devon. It’s predicted to be a lot colder too with temperatures as low as -2C in the snowy areas of Scotland and Wales.
However weather expert Jim Dale, senior meteorologist and founder of British Weather Services, said thinks that we’re actually set for balmy weather.
He said: “The main theme between now and then is mild/warm and dry to very dry.
“One might even suggest an ‘Indian Summer’ Oct 27 onwards through the first week of November. There’s a [warmer] bias to the south and south east of England.”
The Met Office offers a long range forecast which covers from Thursday, November 7 until Thursday, November 21 which said that “colder interludes are possible” – but doesn’t mention snow at all.
It said: “A change in the broad weather pattern over the UK is expected towards mid-November and beyond, as high pressure initially over the nearby continent tends to become more focussed to the north or northwest of the UK.
“This may allow areas of low pressure, south-shifted from their more typical tracks, to approach southern UK and bring rain or showers at times.
“As a result, after a relatively dry start to the month in the south and east it is likely to become wetter than average here, while conversely northwestern areas, after a wetter start to the month, will tend to revert to drier than average conditions.
“Temperatures will probably be close to average for much of this period as a whole, although some colder interludes are possible.”
