UK faces -15C snow 'blitz' with England, Scotland and Wales in firing line

The UK faces fresh snow within days - amid the prospect of -15C temperatures and more accumulations after days of Storm Bert chaos. New maps and charts from WX Charts show the country turning a purple hue on weather forecasts.

The projections, made using Met Desk data, show temperatures plummeting to as low as -13 on December 6, with Wales, northern England and Scotland proving particularly cold. The "significant" cold shift has been predicted around December 3 onwards - with the first week of the final month of the year proving bitingly cold.

The Met Office has issued its verdict as we head into December, explaining in a forecast from November 30 onwards: "Mainly dry with some clear or sunny spells but rather cold towards the southeast at first as high pressure over the continent extends its influence here. Cloudier, windier and milder in the north and west with some outbreaks of rain.

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"Early next week, it looks like the rain in the west will edge further east, bringing a short spell of rain to the east. High pressure may then re-assert itself close to or over the UK through early December. The largely dry, settled theme may be punctuated by brief unsettled spells though with areas of low pressure possibly crossing the UK, bringing some spells of wind and rain.

"Temperatures generally near average, but some overnight frost is likely, and rather cold by day where any fog persists." And the rest of the month looks like "being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK", the Met Office has advised.

Its December 10 to December 24 forecast adds: "However, as we move towards mid-December, there are signs that it will become less settled with west or northwesterly types preferred, These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north.

"These conditions may prevail into late December, although drier, more settled spells may also affect the UK at times, these probably more likely towards the south. Temperatures generally close to average through the period."