As the temperature plummets in autumn, many are glad of the change in weather and the chance to pop on warm jumpers, scarves and indulge in a hot drink or two. However, recent reports of snow forecast to fall in October have emerged – but is this possible?

According to Exacta Weather forecaster James Madden, the UK will be hit by “snow after snow” in winter, and “something wintry setting in” could be as early as October.

Mr Madden told the Mirror: “October is now looking like it will turn out to be colder than average with more of a chance of something wintry setting in through the second half of the month.

“There is a strong chance of widespread frosts and the chance of snowfall which will set the scene for November.

“This will pave the way for what is shaping up to be a colder than average winter with some extreme cold weather events.

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While these could start to make an impact within the next few weeks they will be particularly troublesome from December onwards.

“Snow events have been few and far between in recent years, but this winter is looking favourable to bring snow event after snow event as weather systems from the Atlantic clash with cold stagnated air over the UK.”

But what does the Met Office say about this?

A spokesman for the Met Office said there was “no sign” of any snowy weather so far, despite conditions looking quite unsettled in the next few weeks.

They said: “Reports of snow in October did not come from us.

“In late October and early November, there will be some dry weather and frost – not anything out of the ordinary for this time of year.

“At the moment, the forecast for this time of year is warmer than average.”

According to Met Office forecaster Helen Roberts, it is wind and rain which will impact the UK this week.

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Ms Roberts said: “Rather a soggy start to this new working week, cloudy, wet and windy for many of us first thing this morning.

“We have cloud and rain covering pretty much all of Scotland, much of Northern Ireland and northwest England, and Wales and the southwest of England too.

“The best of any drier and brighter weather towards the southeast corner of the country, but even here, the rain will arrive by the end of the day.

“This rainband continues to make steady progress eastward as the day progresses, eventually reaching some central and southeastern parts of the country and then we start to see clearer skies, but also some very heavy showers developing over the northwest as the day progresses.

“Underneath all that cloud, temperatures are going to be somewhat suppressed for the time of year, perhaps reaching mid to possibly high teens.

“It remains unsettled for much of the rest of the week, tomorrow is a day of sunshine and showers, some of those showers very heavy and blustery, with a risk of hail and thunder and lightning mixed in as well.” 

There are flood alerts in place for some areas, as the wet weather adds to already saturated ground.

See Express.co.uk’s guide to the flood warnings and alerts here.

Met Office long-range weather forecast

From Tuesday, October 22 to Tuesday, November 5, the Met Office predict changeable conditions “bringing further bouts of wet and windy weather.”

There are some “drier and brighter spells likely, though these may be short-lived”.

Temperatures are predicted to be “around average for the time of year, though in those drier spells, overnight frost and fog will become more widespread.”

“At the end of the period, the northwest is likely to stay on the wet and windy side, with a greater chance of drier and brighter weather in the southeast, though there is low confidence this far in advance.”

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