Many parts of the UK could see a “nice and pretty” dusting of snow as temperatures drop by the middle of next week
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Areas at risk of snow are the east coast, the South West, west Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland with “significant snow accumulations” expected on higher ground Photo: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA
By Miranda Prynne, News Reporter
7:15PM GMT 15 Nov 2013
It may be time to dig out the thermals and dust off the sledge as the first low level snow of the winter is on its way.
Millions of families are likely to wake up to a “nice and pretty” coating of snow as Arctic winds sweep across Britain next week.
Signalling an end to the mild Autumn, forecasters have said it is likely to get “noticeably colder” by midweek but insisted the light snowfall was unlikely to cause any disruption.
They dismissed fears of another Big Freeze saying temperatures were expected to rise again by next weekend.
The Mercury will drop from a mild 10C in London and 13C in parts of Scotland yesterday (Friday) to highs of just 4C to 6C by next Tuesday.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10453549/First-snow-of-the-winter-expected-for-many-next-week.htmlStatistics: Posted by maureenho — 16 Nov 2013, 11:59
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