Maps from WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data for its projections, shows a downturn in conditions around Friday, December 5.
All the parts of England set to see snow before end of week with 5cm falling
The UK faces fresh snowfall by the end of the week, with a swathe of counties in England battered by the white stuff. Maps from WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data for its projections, shows a downturn in conditions around Friday, December 5.
Maps show snowfall from around 6am, with areas at risk including Cumbria, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Durham, Lancashire, and Staffordshire, in England.
Other counties like the West Midlands, Worcestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire could also see flurries. Snow is also predicted to fall across the Scottish Borders and large parts of the Highlands, with some areas seeing up to 5cm.
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A Met Office forecast for early December explains: “Likely a continuation of the unsettled conditions see for much of the week. Initially a weakening frontal zone will bring cloud and some patchy rain and drizzle, mostly to northern and eastern areas.
“Following this winds are likely to fall light, and this could allow some fairly widespread mist and fog to form on Friday morning.
“However this should readily lift as winds begin to freshen once more ahead of a further band of rain expected to reach western areas later on Friday.
“This could bring a spell of locally heavy rain as it moves east across the country, particularly on hills exposed to the strong southerly winds. Thereafter likely to remain unsettled into the weekend, with further rain or showers for most.
“Temperatures not far from average throughout.” The Met Office outlook for the end of the month adds: “There is a greater chance of spells of high pressure during this period, bringing more in the way of dry weather compared to the unsettled patterns we are likely to see through the first couple of weeks of December, which also increases the chances of overnight fog and frost.
“There will probably still be some spells of rain, showers, and stronger winds though, especially in the west.
“Hill snow is also a possibility, mainly in the north. Overall, near or slightly above average temperatures are most likely, though some colder spells are also possible, especially should any prolonged settled spells develop.”