Met Office and BBC Weather speak out over -5C snow hitting England next week

The exact date a -5C snow blast will hit the UK within a matter of days has emerged - with some parts of England braced for a dusting. Weather forecasters have hinted at flurries of the white stuff hitting England at times on November 4, next month.

Weather maps have shown the country is weeks away from being plummeted into snow globe conditions as a -5C icy blast heads this way, with large parts of the country set for snow, As well as Scotland, the Pennines in England could be hit by snowfall.

The Highlands and Scottish borders are most likely to see snowfall as we head into the penultimate month of the year. That's according to early weather maps and charts from WX Charts, which are compiled and projected using Met Desk data.

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The Met Office is yet to confirm the reports, but in an early outlook at the end of the month and the beginning of November, forecasters and meteorologists state: "Cloud and outbreaks of rain will probably clear to the North Sea on Friday, allowing a colder northwesterly flow to develop, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers.

"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."

BBC Weather, meanwhile, states from November 3 onwards: "During early November, high pressure may persist over the far north-west Europe and low pressure systems will continue to track in a south to south-easterly direction over the eastern North Atlantic.

"Temperatures could remain near average or be slightly below average, along with temporarily somewhat drier and calmer conditions, due to intermittent high pressure influence. However, during this period, wetter and windier conditions could prevail in view of a more active North Atlantic pattern.

"Temperatures could rise slightly towards mid-November, with a more westerly flow developing later on."