Met Office responds to claims a -2C Arctic snow storm is set to batter Britain

It was claimed a chilly spell will bring with it flurries of snow, with a white blanket settling in some areas, it has been predicted.

Weather maps sourced from WXCharts was presented as evidence that snow could fall in Birmingham, Manchester, and Cardiff on November 18 and 19.

However, the Met Office has said that the upcoming weeks will feature “fairly quiet weather”, shutting down claims that an arctic blast is set to strike.

Marco Petagna, a senior meteorologist at the Met Office, told GB News: “There is no sign of anything wintery at all in the next few weeks.”

He said that “things will become milder”, thanks to a “southerly breeze” that could bring with it a mercury of the mid to upper teens.

Petagna floated the 18C figure for the middle of the month, countering the claims of the imminent frosty spell for that period.

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He added the seasonally warmer weather is due to a high pressure system above the UK.

Despite the balmier temperatures, Petagna said that overall the UK will see “fairly quiet weather” in the coming weeks.

He did state that some nights could see a drop in temperature to -2C, however said that this was not shocking.

“We could see some colder nights in the coming weeks, though this is nothing unusual at all. -2C is not that cold in any case.”

He confirmed that whilst fog patches are to be expected, neither snow nor ice will likely rear their head in the coming weeks.

Temperatures at the end of October rose thanks to the high-pressure system, bringing with it murky and misty conditions.