UK weather maps turn purple with snow 'on the way'
UK weather maps have turned purple as "snow is on the way". WX Charts forecasts and maps, which are projected each and every day using Met Desk data, show the country turning purple and white on October 14, meaning snow is on its way.
However, not all parts of the country will get a dusting of snow with North West England and Yorkshire forecast to receive up to 1cm of the white stuff at midnight on October 1. Despite the early projections, the Met Office is not convinced.
The Met Office forecast for October 6 to October 13 explains: "A broad low pressure system west of the UK will drift eastwards across the UK through Sunday and through the first part of next week. This will bring widely unsettled conditions, with spells of rain or showers, heavy and persistent at times, and strong southwesterly winds. England and Wales will probably see bulk of this rain, especially across higher ground.
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"Meanwhile, across Scotland and Northern Ireland, northeasterly winds could become rather strong, and although rain and showers are still likely, it will also turn colder here. Into the second half of next week and the start of the following week, drier weather is signalled across the north, while unsettled weather will likely continue in the south, but certainly turning cooler quite widely across the UK in general."
And the outlook from October 14 to the end of the month adds: "The outlook period continues to hold low confidence. The most likely scenario is for a continuation of recent weather patterns. This means that areas of low pressure are likely to bring wet and perhaps windy conditions across central and southern UK, with the best of any longer drier spells likely further across the north or northwest.
"That said, occasional drier spells are possible more widely as higher pressure extends across the south for a time, which would bring an increased chance of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures will tend to be close to average overall in the south, but probably below average in the northwest."