Exact date UK November snow blitz will start and end according to Met Office

The exact dates the UK November snow blast will start and end has been confirmed by the Met Office - as well as rival forecaster James Madden. Madden, from Exacta Weather, explained how the UK will experience a "heightened risk" of snow from Monday (November 18) to Wednesday (November 20).

Mr Madden forecasted that "parts of the north" will see "the first snow showers" of the season starting this weekend, but cautioned that a blanket of snow could cover much of the rest of the UK from next week onward.

He added: "From this weekend we will see the first snow showers of the upcoming transition to some much colder weather starting to fall across parts of the north to begin with as an initially quite cold northerly [front] for November begins to establish some expected and quite stark changes for most and if not all parts of the country during this period.

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"From Monday of next week and through to around Wednesday (November 18-20) will now bring a significantly heightened risk for some widespread and potentially notable snow for November at times across some large parts of the country from the far north to the far south of the country as the widespread wintry weather and snow showers really begin to take [hold] across large parts of the UK and Northern Ireland/Ireland."

The comments appear to be backed up by the Met Office, which has forecast yellow weather alerts and warnings for the country spanning Sunday (tomorrow, November 17) to Tuesday. "A Yellow National Severe Weather Warning for snow and ice has been issued for the north of Scotland and the Northern Isles from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning. Here, showers will turn increasingly wintry through the day with hail, sleet and some snow," it states.

"Little snow is likely to settle at low levels by day, but through the evening and overnight, 1 to 3 cm may accumulate in some places within the warning area, whilst 5 to 10 cm is possible on high ground above 300 metres by Monday morning. As temperatures fall overnight, ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces."