Large parts of the country are set for snow while others will see none on December 12 (Image: Getty/WX Charts)
A huge swathe of the UK is set to be walloped by a wall of in a few days’ time while much of the country may miss out, the latest show.
Up to 2cm could fall per hour across the west of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of northern England at 6am on December 12, according to WX Charts.
Weather maps generated on Thursday (November 28) show snow falling in Inverness, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Belfast and Manchester on the same date.
Welsh counties including Conwy, Gwynedd, Powys, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Swansea also look set for a dusting.
While Brits in those areas may wake up to snow, many won’t see any at all, with the south of England, Midlands, East Anglia and much of north east England snow free, the maps show.
A weather map showing snow in the north and west of Britain at 6am on December 12 (Image: WX Charts)
Instead of snow, most of the above regions will start the day clear, although one weather map shows rain in the far southwest of the country.
No matter where you are in the UK though, it looks as if we will all see a chilly start to the day, with minimum temperatures of -1C in the Highlands, 0C-1C in the north of England, 1C-2C in Wales and the Midlands, and 3C-4C in the south. WX Charts maps show 1C in Northern Ireland.
If WX Charts’ maps prove to be accurate this far ahead of December 12, then the freezing temperatures look set to continue throughout the day.
Netweather’s long range forecast suggests the weather will turn more unsettled from December 9-17, with chances of some cold snaps in northern Britain.
It adds: “This means that there could be snow for some, particularly on high ground and in the north.”
This compares to the ‘s long range forecast, which was updated at 3pm on Wednesday (November 27). It says mid-December will be less settled, with wetter, windier spells and “a risk of some snow” across northern hills.
The ‘s long range forecast concludes: “Temperatures generally close to average through the period, or slightly above in areas which are wet and windy.”
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Minimum temperatures look set to remain at low single figures at 6am on December 12 (Image: WX Charts)
Met Office UK five day weather forecast
Thursday, November 28 – Monday, December 2
Frost and fog will slowly clear from most areas on Thursday to leave a dry day with some bright, sunny conditions. It will be chilly where the fog persists, becoming cloudier and windy in the west with patchy rain.
Tonight will see clear spells in the east with more frost and fog. It will be cloudier and windy with coastal gales in the far west and northwest. These are due to be accompanied by some patchy rain and drizzle.
Friday will bring cloud and rain in the west and north, which could be heavy at times. The southeast should remain dry with some hazy sunshine. It will be turning milder.
The outlook for Saturday to Monday is for generally cloudier weather but milder during the weekend. There will be rain at times. It will often be windy across the west and the north. Temperatures will begin to drop again by Monday with sunny spells.