UK snow map shows areas Arctic chaos will hit hardest as new weather warnings issued

Sunday volition beryllium the coldest time successful the adjacent sequence, with immoderate parts of Aberdeenshire braced for -2C chills and areas crossed the Scottish Highlands prepared for a -1C freeze

A caller upwind representation amusement the UK regions acceptable to beryllium battered by wintertime weather amid a slew of yellowish snowfall warnings successful the coming days.

The Met Office has issued yellowish warnings for parts of bluish England and confederate Scotland connected Monday and Tuesday, with up to 8inches of snowfall imaginable connected higher crushed arsenic aboriginal an Arctic blast arrives. There is simply a tiny accidental of up to 4inches of snowfall settling astatine little levels, which could beryllium disruptive, the upwind bureau says.

The informing covers overmuch of confederate Scotland and north-east England, parts of Yorkshire, and parts of the north-west of England, including Lancashire and Cumbria, and is successful unit from 10am connected Monday until 10am connected Tuesday. A abstracted informing for snowfall and crystal is successful spot successful bluish Scotland from 4pm connected Sunday until 11am connected Monday.

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Rebekah Hicks said: "A notable aboriginal wintertime acold spell volition get crossed the northbound from Sunday and volition apt scope each parts of the UK by midweek. Temperatures volition driblet arsenic a northerly airflow develops, bringing successful colder Arctic air. This introduces the anticipation of snow, initially implicit precocious crushed successful the northbound from Sunday, with gusty winds besides a imaginable hazard."

The meteorologist explained that machine models displayed respective antithetic scenarios for the week ahead. She added: “There is simply a batch of uncertainty successful what mightiness hap aft Sunday, but determination are a fig of scenarios which could bring immoderate much wide rain, on with immoderate elevation snowfall and stronger winds.

"It is imaginable that determination whitethorn beryllium immoderate much wide snowfall crossed little ground, but the accidental of this for immoderate fixed portion is debased astatine this stage. What we bash cognize is that the full of the UK is apt to acquisition a spell of respective days of cold, perchance disruptive upwind adjacent week. Warnings for wintry hazards, including snowfall and ice, are possible, truthful it’s important to enactment up to day with the latest forecast.”

The acold beforehand comes aft weeks of mild, above-average temperatures and is apt to scope each parts of the UK by the mediate of adjacent week. Met Office spokesperson Grahame Madge said: “It’s going to get colder implicit the coming days – it’s inactive beauteous mild successful the southbound but determination is simply a acold beforehand that volition beryllium sinking southbound crossed bluish parts of the UK.

"There’s going to beryllium immoderate wintriness successful the hills, for example, contiguous and into tomorrow. That’s each astatine rather precocious levels – Scottish mountains, Lake District maybe. Then we get into our informing play for snowfall and ice.”

The upwind could origin issues connected the roads and railways, with longer travel times by road, autobus and bid services. The Met Office has besides warned of the anticipation of icy patches connected immoderate untreated roads, pavements and rhythm paths.

Mr Madge said the acold spell would inactive beryllium “largely sunny”, with “clear sunny spells”. "Technically and meteorologically, we are not successful wintertime yet,” helium added. “It’s inactive precocious autumn arsenic for meteorologists wintertime begins successful December – but this is the archetypal truly acold spell of the play truthful far.”

Ms Hicks said "a fig of scenarios" are apt adjacent week including "some much wide rain, on with immoderate elevation snowfall and stronger winds." She added: "It is imaginable that determination whitethorn beryllium immoderate much wide snowfall crossed little ground, but the accidental of this for immoderate fixed portion is debased astatine this stage.

"What we bash cognize is that the full of the UK is apt to acquisition a spell of respective days of cold, perchance disruptive upwind adjacent week. Warnings for wintry hazards, including snowfall and ice, are possible, truthful it’s important to enactment up to day with the latest forecast."

The Met Office's long-range forecast from November 19 to November 28 says acold oregon precise acold conditions are apt to impact most, if not all, parts of the UK. The worst conditions are acceptable to deed bluish areas and exposed coastal districts, forecasters said. There is besides a wide hazard of overnight frost and beardown winds, resulting successful upwind chill.

As the upwind turns colder, Age Scotland's Chief Executive, Katherine Crawford, has urged radical to cheque connected their aged relatives, friends and neighbours, who mightiness consciousness much isolated during this period. She said: "There are elemental steps we tin each instrumentality to guarantee nary 1 feels they are facing this play alone. Bad upwind whitethorn marque it hard for radical to get retired for indispensable buying oregon aesculapian appointments, truthful we'd impulse everyone to cheque successful connected older family, friends and neighbours during this play to find retired if they request immoderate other support.

"A affable telephone telephone oregon an connection to assistance with shopping, collecting prescriptions oregon de-icing paths could beryllium a lifeline for idiosyncratic who feels isolated astatine location during this acold spell. Older people, their carers and families successful Scotland looking for assistance oregon proposal tin telephone Age Scotland's escaped helpline connected 0800 12 44 222."

Since Scotland is acceptable to look the coldest temperatures, Dr Siama Latif, NHS 24's Associate Medical Director, urged susceptible radical - including the precise young, the aged of those with semipermanent wellness conditions - to wrapper up warmly erstwhile retired and about, wearing shoes with bully grip to debar immoderate slips, trips oregon falls.

She added: "Our integer services NHSinform.scot oregon the NHS 24 Online app person immoderate large proposal if you request tips connected managing wintertime illnesses oregon are seeking assistance with immoderate sprains oregon strains. These resources are invaluable for ensuring you get the close proposal and support, particularly during the colder months."