Met Office gives date snow will hit UK in ‘increasingly wintry’ November 

The Met Office forecasts snow to hit the UK in November as we are told to expect ‘increasingly wintry’ conditions in the near future, according to an official.

As we are still enjoying autumn with its hues of orange and gold and the darker evenings draw in before winter arrives, we are now being told it could be here much sooner than expected.

After many days of grey skies and constant rain from Storm Babet, and with Storm Ciarán almost here – due on Wednesday night – some parts of the UK have been experiencing floods.

With snowfall forecast for ‘late November’, the UK will have to brace themselves for winter weather coming soon with temperatures already set to drop earlier in the month. 

That means it’s almost time to put on your woolly jumpers and big coats.

Speaking to The Mirror, Chris Almond, Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “As would often be expected in late November, some of the precipitation is likely to turn increasingly wintry, mainly on high ground in the north.

“Winds associated with Storm Ciarán are likely to gust to 80mph along the south coast of England, with a small risk of somewhere exposed seeing 90mph, and winds could even gust up to 50 or 60 mph further inland.

“This deep low-pressure system will also bring heavy rain to much of the UK, but the heaviest rain is expected in southern and western areas with 20 to 25mm quite widely across the region but up to 40 to 60mm potentially over higher ground.

“Heavy and persistent rain will fall onto already saturated ground bringing a risk of further impacts such as flooding in areas that are already struggling to clean up from the heavy rainfall we have seen over the last week or so.”

With temperatures set to start dropping in a matter of days, plummeting to sub-zero, we may see snow starting off in Scotland and northern parts of England from November 1st – with a peak of 1mm around November 6th, according to WXCharts.

It’s getting colder outside and that means it’s also going to get frosty soon, so remember to set your alarm a little earlier and de-ice the car – please wear gloves to do this and avoid unnecessary pain!

It will soon be Christmas and perhaps we will see a nice dusting of snow for the big day too.