An arctic blast brings a wall of snow and icy temperatures to the north next week, yet the south will miss the hit and remain dry.
The UK will face a 333-mile long wall of snow next week as December 4 will see many households in the north wake up to flurries of the white stuff.
Weather maps from WXHCharts illuminate purple across Scotland and the north of England, showing 1cm of snowfall per hour from midnight on Wednesday.
Scotland appears to face the brunt of the wintery weather, with patches of rain scattering across the west of the country.
Despite the majority of the midlands and south England remaining dry, north Devon and Somerset can expect wetter conditions.
The snow wall will also bring plummeting temperatures as the highest number across the entire nation is 6C. Scotland will see the lowest figures, dropping to a whopping -3C towards Inverness and Aberdeen. The rest of the country will see an average of -2C as the icy feel stretches down to Newcastle and Manchester where -1C can be expected.
December 4 will plunge the capital into freezing temperatures too as London can expect 1C with the rest of the southeast hovering around 1-2C.
Wales, Northern Ireland and the southwest will remain slightly milder yet still chilly with temperatures spanning from 2-6C.
The Met Office echoes these predictions as the forecaster predicts that next week will see scattered showers in the north with wintry weather over high ground accompanied by a heavy breeze.
Cold and crisp conditions are to be expected with the majority of the south of England remaining dry and more settled on Wednesday, although a chillier feel will be in the air.
The Met Office’s long range weather forecast shows the wintry weather is set to continue later into the month too, as the chance of a white Christmas increases.
A spell of wetter and windier weather will impact most areas of the country towards the end of the week, with perhaps colder and showery conditions following through to the weekend.
The following week will copy the north-south divide with the weather on December 4 as high pressure will prolong the drier and more settled conditions in the south of England.
