With the arrival of Storm Claudia, there’s no doubt that most of the UK is going to be battered by heavy rain and strong winds over the next few days. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for wind and amber warnings for rain on Friday, November 14 and a yellow warning for rain on Saturday, November 15, with many train services expected to be disrupted.
But there are some rumours swirling that once that all settles, there could be some snowfall across the country. Before you get your hopes too high though, different forecasters are predicting slightly different things, and it doesn’t look like there’ll be a huge blanket of the stuff.
So, will there be snowfall in the UK next week? Here’s what weather forecasters have to say.
UK snow forecast November 2025
Met Office
In its outlook for Sunday November 16 to Tuesday November 18, the Met Office said ‘sleet and snow showers possible, mainly focused towards north facing coasts and hills’. Looking at Wednesday through to Friday, it predicts some snow showers and hill snow in northern parts of the UK with some dropping to -1C, and the ‘first frosts of the season for many parts of the south’.
BBC Weather
BBC doesn’t mention snowfall in its UK forecast for Sunday to Tuesday. It said: ‘Monday will see bright and sunny conditions for much of the UK, with just a few showers in the north. Cloudier and wet in Northern Ireland. Tuesday will see scattered showers, wintry for many in the north.’
However, it does add that if rain falls on higher ground in Scotland, there is a chance it’ll turn to snow, but it won’t settle for long.
WXCharts
If we go by the forecast from WXCharts, we could expect snow hitting Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and many parts of Scotland between Tuesday and Thursday next week. However, there are disputes over how reliable its predictions are.
In conclusion? If there is snow next week, it will probably be confined to higher points in northern parts of the UK, and it’s not likely to stick around for long. Keep your sledge in the shed.
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