Forecasting models suggest temperatures could fall as low as -3C in northern Scotland, while the Met Office has said colder conditions and wintry showers are possible later this month.
Temperatures across parts of the UK could plunge to as low as -3C next week, according to data from the GFS weather model. The model indicates that readings will begin to fall from 11 November, starting in Scotland before the cold spreads to England and Wales. Over three days, 24 counties in Scotland, Wales and northern England are forecast to dip below freezing. The Met Office has said colder conditions are expected towards the end of next week and that wintry showers could follow.
What the GFS maps show
According to the GFS data, the coldest reading could come in northern Scotland, where the thermometer may fall to -3C at around 6pm. Minimum temperature maps for 6pm on 12 November show lows of -1C in southern Scotland and Wales. The North Pennines in northern England could reach -2C.
On the same day, London and its surrounds are forecast to reach a high of just 4C, while East Anglia is expected to be the mildest area at 6C.
Similar conditions could continue on 13 November. The North Pennines are again forecast to be the coldest spot, at -1C. London could once more be as low as 4C at 6pm, with 2C to 3C across the Midlands and South Wales.
Temperature anomaly maps for the three days show the UK shaded in deep blue, indicating that temperatures are forecast to fall well below the seasonal norm.
Counties forecast to fall below freezing
The GFS model suggests that 24 counties will see temperatures dip below zero over the three days. They are:
England: Cumbria, Northumberland, Lancashire and Herefordshire
Scotland: Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, Inverness-shire, Banffshire, Argyllshire, Perthshire, Aberdeenshire, Stirlingshire, Dunbarton, Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Midlothian, Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, Peeblesshire, Selkirkshire and Roxburghshire
Wales: Denbighshire, Merioneth, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire
The Met Office outlook
The Met Office has said “wintry showers” could affect parts of the UK later this month, accompanied by a fall in temperatures. Its forecast for 9 to 18 November says there is a greater chance that at least the southern half of the UK will turn milder and wetter for a time, while the north is more likely to stay drier.
