UK could be battered by -9C Baltic snow with 3cm per hour in England

James Rodger
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UK could be battered by -9C Baltic snow with 3cm per hour in England
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The UK faces a-9C weather shift with snow set to hammer parts of the country as we head deeper into the penultimate month of the year. Ahead of December and Christmas, the UK has been warned by WX Charts that temperatures look set to plunge.

Maps and charts reveal snow is set to batter certain areas by up to 10cm as the temperature plummets. Scotland will be the worst affected, with up to 10cm of snow near Ben Nevis and Glencoe and 17cm/hour in the Highlands on Monday, November 18.

In England, the north east of England - including Northumberland - could experience 3cm flurries each hour. The snow will come alongside freezing temperatures, which are expected to reach -9C in Scotland and -3C in England, according to the maps.

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Despite the reports, the Met Office remains unconvinced. The November 13 to November 22 forecast reads: "High pressure from early in the week likely reducing its influence during the middle of next week though to an uncertain degree. Likely turning cloudier again across many areas with a chance of showers or longer spells, most probable in parts of the north and east.

"Southwestern areas have the greatest chance of maintaining largely dry conditions. Temperatures around average but with a greater chance of mild conditions in the northwest and below average temperatures in the southeast.

"During next weekend and into the following week there are signs that the influence of high pressure will decline to the west. This means northern and eastern areas remain most likely to see more unsettled conditions. This also increases the likelihood of a spell of northerly winds and colder conditions."

The November 23 to December 7 forecast from the Met Office adds: "Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period but likely more unsettled than during early November. There is a greater chance of more mobile weather patterns which would see Atlantic systems periodically move across the country.

"These bringing some wetter and windier interludes followed by drier periods. Some colder interludes are possible but overall temperatures more likely to be around or above average."

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