Overview
- WX Charts visualising GFS/Met Desk runs shows a potential wintry spell from roughly November 13 to 17, with the earliest and most persistent signals over Scotland.
- Some model outputs cited in coverage depict intense bursts of snow at 8–10 cm per hour and prolonged cold, including claims of 66 to 192 hours of freezing conditions.
- Temperatures in the projections fall to about -5C to -6C in parts of the Highlands, Cumbria and Snowdonia, with the largest accumulations flagged for the Scottish Highlands.
- Separate maps reported by multiple outlets point to possible Highland totals of roughly 51–56 cm around mid-month, and lighter falls extending at times into Northern Ireland, northern England and North Wales.
- The Met Office and BBC describe a likely shift to cooler, drier conditions with increased frost risk mid-month and possible hill snow mainly in the north, while a Met Office forecaster says any early snow is most likely confined to Scotland.