UK faces giant 'wall of snow' next week with 10cm hammering England

The UK faces a "wall of snow" with 10cm of the white stuff hammering the country within the first fortnight of December. Maps and charts from WX Charts show the white stuff spreading across swathes of the north of England, from north west to coastal areas, while the Scottish Highlands will also be hammered.

The worst of the weather is anticipated around December 12, a week Thursday, the data from Met Desk forecasters shows. There will be a few areas that escape the falling flakes however - including Yorkshire, East Anglia, the Midlands and south east England.

Temperatures could drop to -1C at times, the charts predict. Looking ahead at the final month of the year, the BBC Weather team's meteorologists have had their say over what lies in store as we head through December and towards the festive season.

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"The risk of slightly wetter and above all windier conditions is likely to continue, and perhaps be even more pronounced in eastern parts of the UK. Furthermore, a continuation of a rather wintry spell is possible, more so at the beginning of this week," the BBC said.

Discussing the possibility of a "wintry spell", the BBC said: "However, high pressure could set in from the west later in the week and it could get a little drier and calmer as the week progresses, though there remains low confidence in this. Temperatures could climb above average again as the high pressure moves further east of the UK, along with a brisk southerly flow for a time."

It went on to add: "Nevertheless, any high pressure could be rather short-lived as new Atlantic lows approach, bringing fairly unsettled conditions back to the UK." It adds: "Fairly mild conditions should prevail over the weekend, along with changeable and windy conditions.

"Temperatures are likely to continue to fluctuate widely later on, including colder phases with some wintriness. A quite active Atlantic pattern may predominate, with a few high pressure interludes."