Live snow maps show heavy blizzards hitting as far south as London and Cornwall

Southern parts of UK astatine hazard from December blizzards (Image: WXCharts/PA)

Areas arsenic acold southbound arsenic London and Cornwall could beryllium deed by the snowstorm (Image: WXCharts)

UK weather maps suggest confederate parts of England including London and Cornwall should articulation the northbound successful bracing for a snowstorm that could deed the state successful little than 2 weeks.

November has brought a acold drawback crossed the UK, with the Met Office issuing yellowish warnings for snowfall and crystal crossed a fig of regions this week.

Now, caller upwind maps from WXCharts amusement the UK being deed with a immense snowbomb connected December 11, spreading hundreds of miles from bluish Scotland each the mode down to Cornwall successful the southwest.

On December 11 astatine astir 6am, snowfall could scope up to 8cm successful Scotland, with the mercury dropping to arsenic debased arsenic -10C astatine astir the aforesaid time. From there, the blizzards could determination to areas successful the southbound including London and Southampton, battering them with astir 1cm of snowfall astatine midday.

Temperatures are besides acceptable to driblet crossed the UK successful mid-December (Image: WXCharts)

Snow could origin problems successful bluish England connected December 11 (Image: WXCharts)

The snowfall is forecast to determination implicit Cornwall connected December 12 (Image: WXCharts)

The Arctic blitz past looks apt to determination implicit Wales and Cornwall, with the second experiencing depths of astir 0.3cm by 12am connected December 12.

And that’s not all, arsenic temperatures are expected to driblet to beneath freezing for parts of England successful the aforesaid period, with areas astir Carlisle astatine hazard of a -10C plummet. Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff are besides among the areas forecast to spot a beneath 0C drop.

The Met Office’s long-range forecast for December 4 to December 13 predicts overnight frost and fog and rainfall outbreaks successful the northbound and west, with mean temperatures for the clip of twelvemonth occasionally dropping connected cooler days.

The forecast from December 14 to December 28 besides suggests wintry showers and “cold interludes” bringing frost and fog.

This evening and tonight:

Some rainfall pushing eastward done the evening and overnight, though confederate and eastbound parts of England are expected to stay dry. Cooler temperatures successful the eastbound and milder successful the west.

Saturday:

Mild temperatures crossed the UK with clouds, breezes and immoderate patchy drizzle, particularly successful the northbound and west. Sunny spells successful different areas.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Windy but mild connected Sunday, with immoderate rainfall moving eastwards. A adust and chilly commencement to the week with sunshine connected Tuesday followed by immoderate rainfall successful occidental England.