Will it snow in Southampton during the winter of 2023?

The latest weather maps from forecasters WXCharts predict that many parts of the UK will see their first snow of the year at the start of December.

A storm front stretching from the north of Scotland to the south coast of England will bring heavy snow for some, and rain for others.

Here's what the forecaster predicts Southampton will face during the end of November and the beginning of December.

Will it snow in Southampton during the winter of 2023?

At the time of writing the current forecast on WXCharts goes up to Saturday, December 9 and whilst areas of snow will be close to Southampton it will just miss out.

Southampton will avoid the snow chances (in purple) at the beginning of December (Image: WXCharts)

The period between Thursday, November 30 and Friday, December 1 shows that snow is predicted for large swathes of Wales and central England but it doesn't quite reach down to Southampton.

Also on Sunday, December 3, small patches of snow are forecast to fall in Hampshire, but again it doesn't quite reach the city.

Snow will potentially come close to Southampton on December 3 (Image: WXCharts)

What will potentially affect Southampton, especially during late November, is substantial rain, with it going up to almost 2mm of rainfall per hour on Monday, December 27.

In terms of a long-range forecast up until December 6, the Met Office says: "Most likely starting dry, settled and colder than average across the UK with widespread morning frost.

"Outbreaks of rain and slightly milder conditions are however soon likely to arrive into the northwest, spreading southeast to many parts.

"The early part of next week is most likely to be characterised by light winds and a mixture of wetter, cloudier conditions and colder, brighter and drier conditions, before winds from a broadly northwesterly direction become more established."