UK snow: Britain to be blasted by 2cm of snow per HOUR as mercury plunges to freezing

"Half" of Britain is set to be in a matter of weeks and temperatures plummet to zero, it's been claimed.

Maps from WXCharts show 50 per cent of the country when the mercury tumbles to 0C on November 7. is set to be the worst-affected area, with Wick, Inverness and Aberdeen all in to see

Discussing the potential for snowfall in November, the team said: "Friday’s outlook may provide a little more clarity regarding the patterns that will prevail at from the beginning of November. At present, the long-range weather prediction models are still showing conflicting trends."

It adds: "Conditions are likely to turn more unsettled and windy for the rest of this week, with temperatures dropping sharply. The outlook for next week has become milder and a bit calmer, with occasional dry spells, although there is still a risk of colder conditions breaking through at some point later next week or so."

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The forecast for November 6 onwards adds: "A change in the broad weather pattern over the UK is expected towards mid-November and beyond, as high pressure initially over the nearby continent tends to become more focussed to the north or northwest of the UK.

"This may allow areas of low pressure, south-shifted from their more typical tracks, to approach southern UK and bring rain or showers at times. As a result, after a relatively dry start to the month in the south and east it is likely to become wetter than average here, while conversely northwestern areas, after a wetter start to the month, will tend to revert to drier than average conditions.

"Temperatures will probably be close to average for much of this period as a whole, although some colder interludes are possible."