UK faces 2cm of snow per hour with two parts of England set for flurries

The UK faces "2cm of snow per hour" as temperatures plunge downwards with the mercury plummeting nationwide. WX Charts, which are projected using Met Desk data, shows flurries hitting across the country with "half" of England at risk.

Maps turn white across half of the country, WX Charts charts indicate, with the country "engulfed" by the white stuff. Wick, Inverness, and Aberdeen are expected to be hit hardest, potentially seeing snowfall rates of 1-2cm per hour on November 7.

The 2cm of snowfall could also sweep parts of the south of England, with Devon and Cornwall in particular earmarked for flurries of the white stuff. It comes as the Met Office issued a "fact check" and denied reports of a snow "bomb" - but explained "wintry showers" could hit as we head into the penultimate month of the year.

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The BBC Weather team's forecast for October and November explains: "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."

Predicting it to be "drier at times" between November 4 and November 17, it adds: "During early November high pressure may persist or reoccur over north-west or western and central continental Europe, and low pressure systems is likely to approach to some extent from the central North Atlantic.

"Temperatures could therefore remain slightly above average, along with drier and more settled weather, with high pressure lingering near the UK or returning. However, during this period wetter and windier conditions could prevail as a more active North Atlantic pattern is also possible.

"In this scenario temperatures would continue to rise and become even milder towards mid-November, coinciding with a stronger south-west to westerly flow."