UK faces '2cm of snow per hour' with 'half of Britain surrounded'

UK weather maps have turned purple and show the exact date "half" of Britain will be surrounded by snow. WX Charts maps and charts show that half of the country is surrounded by snow as the temperature level plunges to zero on November 7.

Areas around Scotland are likely to be worst affected by the snowy conditions. Areas such as Wick, Inverness, and Aberdeen are likely to experience 1-2cm of snow per hour, according to the projections from the weather forecasting agency.

Discussing the potential for snowfall in November, the BBC Weather team said: "Friday’s outlook may provide a little more clarity regarding the patterns that will prevail at from the beginning of November. At present, the long-range weather prediction models are still showing conflicting trends."

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It adds: "Conditions are likely to turn more unsettled and windy for the rest of this week, with temperatures dropping sharply. The outlook for next week has become milder and a bit calmer, with occasional dry spells, although there is still a risk of colder conditions breaking through at some point later next week or so."

The Met Office forecast for November 6 onwards adds: "A change in the broad weather pattern over the UK is expected towards mid-November and beyond, as high pressure initially over the nearby continent tends to become more focussed to the north or northwest of the UK.

"This may allow areas of low pressure, south-shifted from their more typical tracks, to approach southern UK and bring rain or showers at times. As a result, after a relatively dry start to the month in the south and east it is likely to become wetter than average here, while conversely northwestern areas, after a wetter start to the month, will tend to revert to drier than average conditions.

"Temperatures will probably be close to average for much of this period as a whole, although some colder interludes are possible."