UK weather maps have turned purple and white, indicating that some areas could get a barrage of snow in a matter of weeks.
If you haven’t already, it is definitely time to dust off your winter coat as Britain may be getting a pummelling of snow.
From midnight on November 6 until midnight on November 8, a mixture of snow, rain, and cold winds is set to sweep across the country, bringing temperatures to as low as -10C with windchill factor included, weather maps suggest.
New WXCHARTS weather maps show that Scotland could face the worst of the weather, with the nation almost covered by the white stuff in maps dating to midnight on November 6. Areas such as Wick, Inverness, and Aberdeen are likely to experience 1-2cm of snow per hour.
England doesn’t look likely to miss out on snow, with the northwest and northeast forecast snow at the same time.
The new forecasts suggest that large parts of Wales, southeast, southwest and London could be hit by a wall of rain on November 7 at 6pm. Meanwhile, the Highlands and Tayside will once again see snow fall with up to 5cm predicted.
The unsettled weather will cause temperatures to plummet to between -2 to 4 degrees in Scotland, the northeast and northwest, according to the maps.
Wales will also feel the chill with a three to four degrees forecast during daytime.
London, the southwest and southeast are likely to see the warmest conditions during this period, however, people in the capital and surrounding areas will likely feel the cold, with temperatures estimated to reach six-seven degrees.
Gusts are also predicted to be icy cold, with the wind chill estimated to drop to a freezing -10C in Scotland and between -4 to zero degrees in Yorkshire, northwest and northeast on November 6 at midnight, causing large parts of the UK to shiver.
This comes days after Storm Ashley caused substantial travel disruption throughout Britain, with London flights delayed while, in Scotland, average wind speeds hit 85mph over the weekend.
The Met Office offers a long-range forecast which covers from Thursday, November 7 until Thursday, November 21. While it acknowledges “colder interludes are possible”, the UK weather agency doesn’t mention snow at all.
The forecaster predicts a “change in the broad weather pattern over the UK” 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, the Met Office said, could allow areas of “low pressure, south-shifted from their more typical tracks”, to reach the southern areas of the UK and bring rain or showers at times.
The forecast added: “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”.
