Scotland to face up to 14cm of snowfall (Image: WXCharts/ PA)
A white Christmas is looking more likely this year as mid December will see heavy snowfall in parts of the UK.
The wintery conditions of November are expected to follow through into December as up to 14cm of snow will hit parts of Scotland on the 11.
A swathe of snow will scatter across the rest of the UK too with the majority of Scotland facing more extreme conditions, as western areas of England and Northern Ireland can expect flurries throughout the day.
On the 11, snow will begin to settle across a stretch of the UK spanning from Inverness down to Manchester. The majority of towns and cities between these two points will get 5cm of snow depth from 12pm, with areas in mid Scotland seeing a 14cm depth by 6pm.
Western Wales, Northern Scotland, Northern Ireland and Plymouth can expect snow showers of up to 10cm per hour through the afternoon.
Weather maps turn purple in December as UK braces for heavy snowfall (Image: WXCharts)
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These conditions come paired with freezing temperatures as December 11 starts off with an icy -2C in Western Scotland with the rest of the country waking up to -1-0C at 6am.
In England, the northernmost areas will face similar temperatures with Newcastle and Manchester reaching just 1-3C.
Southern England will be slightly milder with a range of 5-7C in the south west as London will start December 11 with a chilly 3C. Wales and Northern Ireland can expect a similar range of 3-6C.
Low pressure systems are forcing up the blustery and icy conditions with an Atlantic surge of wintery weather.
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Temperatures to reach below freezing in December (Image: WXCHARTS)
The predicts that southern and eastern areas will be drier, however they could see a change of rain.
From Thursday 12, the weather will remain fairly unsettled with wetter and windier spells sweeping the nation, as well as a continued risk of snow. The predicts that these conditions will prevail into late December too, although the south of England can expect more settled and drier spells.
For areas expecting rain and wind later into the month, temperatures may be slightly milder, yet for the regions faced with snowfall or drier spells, a colder feel can be expected.
Met Office’s long-range forecast – December 2 to December 11
On Monday, low pressure will continue to bring rain and showers for many, wintry across northern Scotland, and fairly windy at first in the east. However any wet and windy weather will ease as a ridge of high pressure moves in from the west overnight Monday and into Tuesday.
This will bring drier and more settled weather for all, but also a risk of fog for some on Tuesday morning which could be slow to clear. Low pressure systems are then expected to resume moving in from the Atlantic from Wednesday, tracking close to, or across northern and western parts of the UK, perhaps resulting in more wet and windy weather here.
Southern and eastern areas drier, but still could see rain at times. Temperatures for most places above average.