In some areas, temperatures could reach -2C – much colder than the country’s December average of 7C.
Snow is forecast for the beginning of December. (Image: Getty)
The UK is bracing for the bitterly cold weather continuing into December as snow hits and temperatures plunge to below freezing. New weather maps from WXCHARTS, which uses MetDesk data, have revealed that the wintry conditions are forecast for December 9 and 10.
In less than a fortnight, a wall of snow is expected to hit Scotland, stretching from Edinburgh in the south to Ross and Cromarty in the north. By 6pm on December 9, it will be falling at around 5mm/hr, according to WXCHARTS. Temperatures are also due to plummet that day, with the coldest parts of the UK being Staffordshire, the Scottish Highlands, and North Wales. In these areas, temperatures could slump to -2C – much colder than the country’s December average of 7C.
Snow is forecast to cover much of Scotland on December 9 (Image: WXCHARTS)
Parts of Scotland could get as much as nine inches of snow (Image: WXCHARTS)
Overall, the seven coldest regions will be: the Scottish Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Tyne and Wear, Lanarkshire, Staffordshire, Powys, and Warwickshire.
The following day, the snow will once again be concentrated in Scotland, with just one localised patch falling near the Pennines.
In the worst-affected parts of the Scottish Highlands, snow could accumulate to as deep as nine inches.
Separately, the Met Office forecast from December 3 to 12 reads: “Changeable and often unsettled conditions are expected to affect the UK during this period.
Temperatures could plunge to as low as -2C (Image: WXCHARTS)
“The most likely weather pattern is one of successive areas of low pressure moving in from the west or southwest and then tending to become rather slow-moving in the vicinity of the UK.
“This means a story of showers or longer spells of rain, with almost anywhere seeing some heavy rainfall at times, but the greatest chance of wetter than normal conditions will be in the west.
“Any snowfall is most likely over higher ground in the north. Strong winds are also a possibility from time to time, again perhaps more likely in western areas.
“Given the changeable pattern originating from the Atlantic, temperatures will most likely be close to or a little above normal.”
