A 450-mile snow storm looks set to batter England – with the UK hit “from top to bottom” as we head into December, and with it, Christmas. From December 5 through to December 9, a thick band of snow is being forecast by WX Charts.

WX Charts uses Met Desk data and it shows everywhere from the North East of England to North West of England, as well as the south east and east coast, including East Anglia, struck by flurries, but the south west of England is set to escape.

The early Met Office forecast for next month has already been published – as we head deeper into the penultimate month of the year, and December arrives this weekend, bringing with it the final four weeks of the calendar before the New Year.

“On Monday, low pressure will continue to bring rain and showers for many, wintry across northern Scotland, and fairly windy at first in the east. However any wet and windy weather will ease as a ridge of high pressure moves in from the west overnight Monday and into Tuesday,” the Met Office said.

The Met Office went on and added: “This will bring drier and more settled weather for all, but also a risk of fog for some on Tuesday morning which could be slow to clear. Low pressure systems are then expected to resume moving in from the Atlantic from Wednesday, tracking close to, or across northern and western parts of the UK, perhaps resulting in more wet and windy weather here. Southern and eastern areas drier, but still could see rain at times.”

It continued, saying: “Temperatures for most places above average.” The BBC outlook adds: “Behind a deepening low pressure system, temperatures should initially drop below average. Atlantic weather systems will then bring milder air for much of this forecast period but colder and drier interludes are still possible.”