'Double' snowfall to hit UK this weekend, here’s when the bitter cold will end

Temperatures have been low in the UK for weeks, as winter creeps in and people start turning up their heating. Some of the UK is even forecast to be hit with ‘double the average snowfall’ over the next few days, but thankfully this won’t last forever.

Here are the areas expected to get snow as temperatures dip before increasing again, and when we can expect the bitter cold to end.

Where the snow is likely to fall

Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Helen Caughey has said that snow will arrive with a blast of chilling weather over the next few days. However, snow will not be widespread over the UK. She explains that there is a 70% chance of areas in southern England getting overnight frosts and an overall drop in temperature:

However, there is still a 30 percent chance the colder conditions won’t get that far south. Any falling snow is likely to be confined to the far northeast, and hills and mountains of Scotland.

Indeed, Eastern Scotland north of Fort William may see almost double the local average for snowfall, according to recent weather charts.The cold weather is to be accompanied by yet more rain moving south, something that we’ve all had enough of following the mayhem of Storm Debi.

When the bitter cold will end

Thankfully, this isn’t going to last forever. Temperatures will finally hit the double-figure mark again next week, according to the Met Office. This is expected to happen on Monday 27 November around noon in the southwest of England.

As for the likelihood of a white Christmas, Caughey said:

Already there is a lot of media speculation about the prospects for snow later this week and for a white Christmas. Whilst it is too early to give any indications for Christmas, some colder weather is likely for the end of the week, and into the weekend.

It looks like we’re in for yet more wintery weather! In case you were wondering, you probably should wash that favourite scarf more often than you do…

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Met Office

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