Met Office and BBC Weather issue verdict over UK -4C Polar freeze and snow next week

The UK faces a -5C Polar freeze and flurries of snowfall as early as NEXT WEEK, it has been warned. Maps and charts, projected using Netweather TV, show -4C highs at times on November 2, with Scotland experiencing flurries of snow from the Highlands to further south.

Temperatures will plunge to -4C in the Cairngorms near Aviemore, while nearly the whole of Scotland will see temperatures of 0C or lower, with just some coastal towns spared from sub-zero. The cold conditions will last into Wednesday, October 30, according to WXCharts, and may stretch into Halloween, making it a cold night for trick or treating.

The current Met Office outlook from October 26 into November currently rules out flurries of the white stuff. The Met Office explains: "Temperatures likely closer to average than of late with an often brisk westerly flow bringing systems in from the Atlantic.

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"Some longer spells of rain may spread erratically southeastwards across parts of the UK at the start of the weekend, especially in the north and perhaps accompanied by windy conditions, but with a trend for high pressure to build close to the UK later in the weekend and beyond into early November.

"This should offer some longer drier spells of weather, with an increased chance of frost and fog, which could be slow to clear in places. However, it may remain rather breezy or windy at times in the northwest, with some occasional outbreaks of rain here."

The BBC adds: "A deep low pressure with its associated fronts will probably move across parts of the UK towards the next weekend, accompanied by strong winds as well as heavy rain, increasing the risk of regional flooding. Behind the cold front of this intense low pressure, colder air could sink south-east, resulting in temperatures close to or even slightly below average.

"However, the southern extent of this burst of colder air is still unclear. Nevertheless, a weak high-pressure ridge could move in from the west, more pronounced in England and Wales."