Met Office and BBC Weather speak out over '150 mile snow blitz' smashing into UK

The Met Office and BBC Weather teams have had their say over claims a "150 mile" snow blitz could sweep the country next week. Maps and charts from WX Charts show flurries of the white stuff falling in places north of the border as we head towards November.

Maps show snow on Halloween on October 31 across Talmine, Tongue, Kylesku, Lairg, Ullapool, Dingwall, Garve, Kinlochewe, Strathcarron, Cannich, Fort Augustus, and Mallaig. But amid weather maps turning white, the Met Office doesn't appear convinced.

According to WXCharts, some areas will face up to an 80% chance of snowfall. The Met Office explains: "Initially breezy or windy with large amounts of cloud and some outbreaks of rain, especially in northern and western areas, with generally drier conditions farther southeast."

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The BBC has also issued a forecast for 28 October to 3 November, predicting "milder" conditions. It said: "As October draws to a close and we move into November a stronger high pressure ridge is likely to shift further over the UK and then towards west and central continental Europe. At the same time low pressure systems may track further north and east of the UK for a while bringing milder and drier weather across much of the country. However, Scotland may have windier and wetter conditions, as northern and perhaps north-western parts of the UK are likely to remain closer to the low pressure systems.

"Other developments are still possible, including the ongoing risk of colder conditions breaking through at some point later next week. Nevertheless, temperatures are likely to remain at least slightly above average. It could turn generally wetter and windier across much of the UK as the week progresses."

The Met Office adds: "However, high pressure is likely to build more strongly across southern UK into next week, tending to restrict the majority of any wet and windy weather to the far northwest. That said, areas of cloud trapped underneath this area of high pressure may still produce some drizzly rain in places, with an increased chance of frost and fog under any lengthier clear spells, perhaps slow to clear."