Met Office pinpoints 'exact' places set to be hammered by snow next week

The Met Office has pinpointed the "exact" locations which face snowfall as we head deeper into the month. As November progresses, WX Charts maps and charts have been shared widely, amid the prospect of snowfall next week.

Forecasters from British Weather Services and Exacta Weather have backed the reports, which have been projected by Ventusky and WX Charts using Met Desk data. And now the Met Office says snowfall is a possibility before the end of the month, too.

Alex Deakin, a Met Office meteorologist, said around “4cm of snow will fall across three hours on Saturday afternoon across the Scottish Highlands, parts of Aberdeenshire and some parts of Stirling”. He added: "It is only really across Scotland... Obviously, it wouldn't take much of a swing and for that air to be a bit colder when that air comes in for snow to be seen at lower levels, but at this stage it looks like it is just going to be snow on the hills in Scotland."

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"Cold air will be flooding its way south over Saturday night. By the time we get to the early hours of Sunday morning, much of Scotland will be covered in freezing levels where ground is only at 400m," he said. Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Rebekah Hicks explains: “A notable early winter cold spell will arrive across the north from Sunday and will likely reach all parts of the UK by midweek.

“Temperatures will drop as a northerly airflow develops, bringing in colder Arctic air. This introduces the possibility of snow, initially over high ground in the north from Sunday, with gusty winds also a potential hazard.” Rebekah said: “There is a lot of uncertainty in what might happen after Sunday, but there are a number of scenarios which could bring some more widespread rain, along with some hill snow and stronger winds. It is possible that there may be some more widespread snowfall across lower ground, but the chance of this for any given region is low at this stage. What we do know is that the whole of the UK is likely to experience a spell of several days of cold, potentially disruptive weather next week.

“Warnings for wintry hazards, including snow and ice, are possible, so it’s important to stay up to date with the latest forecast.”