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Reports that some parts of the UK will be blanketed in snow later in October have been played down by the Met Office.
Some online reports have said about 7cm of snow could fall in parts of Scotland later this month, with more snow potentially falling over mountainous regions in the Scottish Highlands on 26 October, as well as in some parts of northern England and in Wales.
Other reports have said there could be 30 hours of snow in the Highlands next week, between 21 and 22 October.
the Met Office is absolutely sure it has no idea what the weather will do next week. and its short term forecasts can he hilariously wrong. probably not helped like the little insert a year ago of predicting a 1000 mile an hour winds in manchester.
a hurricane usually talks out with 180 miles an hour. the Red office has reduced to advising people to look out the window at the end of October and see if it is snowing !
Search is on the rise about the possibility of a blast of winter weather about to hit the UK.
You may have seen the headlines talking about an upcoming brutal cold snap or the exact date snowfall will blanket Britain this month.
As the winter months approach, the mere mention of 'snow' in the forecast pricks up many people's ears and heightens children's excitement.
There is nothing in our current short or long term forecast to indicate that there is a likely possibility of this happening.
How likely is it to snow in October?
For it to snow in October that would be regarded as early season snow and although snow in the UK is rare in October, it is not unheard of.
In October 2008 it snowed as far south as London, with up to 3cm lying across parts of southern England.
By November, snowfall across all parts of the UK becomes more likely. In late November 2010, persistent easterly winds brought bitterly cold air from Siberia and resulted in much of eastern England and Scotland being blanketed in snow, with depths of more than 50cm over higher ground.
More recently, November 2024 saw early season snow too. As air from the Arctic spread south across the UK, temperatures fell low enough for frequent wintry showers during the second half of the month. Snow fell as far south as Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Although meteorological winter doesn't start until 1 December, early season snow can still be heavy and widespread. However, it often doesn't stick around very long as the ground temperature is still relatively mild during the late autumn months.
The most common months for snowfall in the UK are January, February and early March. There have been some notable snowfall events much earlier in the year, especially when cold Arctic air has spilled south across the UK. But as any meteorologist will tell you forecasting snow is notoriously tricky.
