Cold weather is coming and you might even see frost and snow

A gloomy day from the viewing platform of 22 Bishopsgate in London on November 8 (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA)

The weather in the first weeks of November was so gloomy some described it as ‘like living in Tupperware’.

Parts of England recorded no sunshine at all during the first seven days, but that layer of cloud blocking the sky is finally lifting and leaving cold weather in its wake.

The Met Office said things are going to get chilly, particularly overnight, with some areas potentially seeing snow and frost.

‘Now’s the time to dig out those winter woolies,’ forecasters said. ‘Whilst November has been mild, dry and dull so far, a change to colder, windier and wetter weather is on the way this weekend.’

The start of November saw higher than average temperatures of 13°C to 15°C in many parts of the country.

They are forecast to return to the usual daily highs of between 8°C in Scotland and 11°C in the south over the next few days.

Frosts could be seen tonight in north Wales, the north and north-west England, and Scotland, with northerly breezes potentially bringing an extra wind chill from Saturday.

It might be cold but at least we’ll remember what the sun looks like (Picture: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock)

There is a chance of snow in the Scottish Highlands from early next week but a ‘very, very low probability’ of flurries further south.

Forecasters dubbed the bleak weather we’ve been experiencing ‘anticyclonic gloom’.

It led to the UK experiencing, on average, only three hours of sunshine in the whole of the seven days up to Thursday last week.

While the Met Office was quick to point out there won’t be blizzards of the white stuff burying Big Ben, they did mention the ‘S’ word and say that some areas in the north could see snow.

Meteorologist Zoe Hutin said: ‘It is getting chillier, certainly in the overnight periods, but also by day as well.

‘It’s thanks to the clearer sky – I’m sure we’re all grateful for a little bit of sunshine – and also the northerly wind is pushing slightly cold air across the British Isles.

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‘There is a chance of seeing some snow from the weekend onwards, but nowhere that we wouldn’t expect to see at this time of year.

‘I think it’s pretty confident to say that it’s unlikely to see snow in the south of England.’

Clouds have meant there has been little variation between daytime and night-time temperatures in the past two weeks, she said.

High pressure stalled changes in the weather and made it gloomy and chilly rather than cold, she added.

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