Met Office UK snow forecast mapped as England hit by wintry weather in days | Weather | News

The cold wave that will sweep across England over the next few days will bring snowfall that may cover 21 districts. So far, November has been fairly mild, with forecasts remaining in the double digits; But this will soon be a thing of the past once temperatures drop below zero.

The weather forecaster believes high pressure will calm the weather across the UK, bringing widespread cold conditions and some winter hazards. Scotland has been experiencing cold weather over the last few days, with some snow falling in places such as Inverness, this cold weather will spread southwards and cover the whole of the UK by the weekend. The Met Office says temperatures could drop to a freezing -7C.

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Holley warns Brits should keep an eye on the weather forecast as weather warnings for snow and ice may be issued.

Parts of south-west Scotland, south Wales, south-west England and Northern Ireland were hit with yellow warnings as the rains began on Tuesday morning.

The warnings are in effect from Tuesday morning, and warnings were also issued in Wales and south-west England on Wednesday.

Mr Holley said: “As Storm Claudia retreats southwards, high pressure to the north-west will trigger a cold northward flow from the Arctic across the UK. “This will bring much colder conditions than recent days and, although overall drier than recent days, there will also be a risk of wintry hazards such as snow and ice.

“There will be widespread frost across the UK next week, with temperatures dropping to -7°C in some places and daytime temperatures remaining in the single digits across the country. Add to this a gusty north wind and there will be significant wind chill. This will be a notable change to our weather conditions after prolonged periods of above average temperatures.”

“People should monitor weather forecasts for their area as snow and ice warnings may be issued from time to time.”