UK Weather: -2°C Cold Snap to Hit Britain Soon

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After weeks of teary rain and inopportunely mild temperatures, downtime is eventually making its presence felt across Britain.

The latest UK rainfall predictions reveal that a sharp and bitter cold snap is on the way, with temperatures anticipated to tumble to -2 °C in several corridors of the country by mid-November.

Foretellers are advising that the incoming bite will be a dramatic shift from the mild launch to the month, bringing frosty mornings, icy winds, and below-freezing nights for millions.

When and Where Temperatures Will Plunge

According to WXCharts, the coldest conditions will strike central and western Wales, where temperatures could fall to -2 °C around 6 am. The cold air mass will spread southwards, blanketing much of England and Wales in frost.

Bath is anticipated to face freezing conditions, while the Midlands will hang close to 0 °C. Indeed, generally milder regions such as Cornwall, Devon, and Plymouth could dip as low as -1 °C, while Southampton faces a frosty 0 °C.

WXCharts data also suggests that by Saturday, 15 November, the corridor of the UK may remain below zero indeed at noon, signaling the country’s first true downtime blast of the season.

This comes after a relatively warm and wet start to November, but weather models indicate that this brief calm is about to give way to a bitter, wintry spell.

Met Office Warning

For the environment, the Met Office recalls that the coldest November on record passed in 1919, when the UK’s average temperature was a bone-chilling 2.3 °C.

At the same time, Braemar in Aberdeenshire plunged to -23.3 °C on November 1,4, still the smallest temperature ever recorded in the UK for that month.

The Met Office’s long-range forecast for 8–18 November warns: “Changeable and at times unsettled weather is likely to continue into the start of this period, with low pressure dominating the UK.

This means further showery outbreaks of rain at times, though it is likely that western areas will be wettest at first. There could also be some overnight fog, which could be slow to clear through the day.”

It continues: “A transition to a less unsettled weather pattern becomes increasingly probable from around the 11th or 12th of the month, making drier weather increasingly common, with winds turning south easterly or easterly.

Any rain or showers are more likely to be focused towards the east. Temperatures most likely to be around average through the period, particularly at first, and probably overall.”

Among the coldest cities expected to dip below freezing are: