UK faces '7cm of snow' next week with six areas hit by flurries

The UK faces SEVEN CENTIMETRES of snow next week as parts of the country receive a dusting of the white stuff. New weather maps and charts from WX Charts have been published, and projected using Met Desk data which hints at sub-zero conditions.

Snow could hit everywhere from Ullapool to Glencoe, inc;uding the Highlands, Perthshire, Inverness and the Cairngorm region, on October 29. The cold conditions will last into Wednesday, October 30, according to WXCharts, and may stretch into Halloween on October 31.

The early Met Office forecast for next week reads: "Temperatures likely closer to average than of late with an often brisk westerly flow bringing systems in from the Atlantic. Some longer spells of rain may spread erratically southeastwards across parts of the UK at the start of the weekend, especially in the north and perhaps accompanied by windy conditions, but with a trend for high pressure to build close to the UK later in the weekend and beyond into early November."

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The outlook stretches from October 26 to November 4. It adds: "This should offer some longer drier spells of weather, with an increased chance of frost and fog, which could be slow to clear in places. However, it may remain rather breezy or windy at times in the northwest, with some occasional outbreaks of rain here."

In the meantime, any fog clearing through the morning on Tuesday (October 22), the Met Office has said. In its weekly outlook, it says: "Most places dry with sunny spells. However, a band of thicker cloud and showery rain will push southeastwards across parts of England and Wales."

And the Met Office outlook for Wednesday to Friday adds: "Morning fog will clear on Wednesday to leave a bright day for many. Starting settled on Thursday, but gradually turning wetter and winder from the west through into Friday."