Met Office and BBC Weather speak out over 5cm snow hitting UK in 0C blast

UK cold weather maps show November snow hitting the UK in a 0C Arctic freeze. As the UK heads towards Christmas, maps and charts from WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, projects a downturn in conditions as we head deeper into the eleventh month of the year.

Weather maps shows flurries of snow - totalling up to 5cm - hitting a large area of Scotland at around midday on November 17. Central areas of Scotland north of the border are predicted to be hit worst and take the brunt of the conditions.

Wales and Scotland will experience the worst of the conditions and shiver in sub-zero mercury, with the thermometers struggle to get above 3C in England. The Met Office forecast spanning mid-November to the end of the month explains: "After a settled start to November, beyond mid-month there will probably be a change towards more unsettled conditions for a time.

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"This means an increased chance of periods of wet and windy weather for parts of the UK, perhaps more so in central and southern areas. However, there is low confidence whether unsettled, wetter weather or drier and more settled conditions will dominate by the end of November.

"Temperatures will probably be close to or above average overall, although some colder interludes are possible, especially in the north." And looking at November 11 to November 18 in particular, the BBC Weather team predicts it to be "cold".

It says: "Similar conditions will probably linger for a few days but by the end of this period there are indications that high pressure will realign and sink a little further south. This could open the door more widely to Atlantic frontal systems. As a result more of the UK could become susceptible to periods of rain and brisk winds, although confidence is rather low on details. If high pressure manages to hold on then the more southern regions could still stay drier.

"Temperatures are expected to come down a bit but will most probably stay a little above the seasonal average. There is a slight risk that high pressure could shift a bit further west, which would allow cooler north-westerly flows, but even if that were to happen there should not be any notable cold."