UK weather forecast: Winter chill to blast country with sleet, snow and sub-zero temperatures
Forecasters warn of ‘raw’ conditions as cold wind arrives from eastern Europe
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Your support makes all the difference.The chilly winter weather will prevail across the UK this week, as a blast of freezing wind from eastern Europe brings falling temperatures, rain, sleet and snow.
With the unseasonably mild spell now over, the Met Office expects bitterly cold conditions – 2 or 3 degrees below average for the time of year.
“It’s certainly going to feel noticeably colder,” said Will Lang, chief meteorologist at the Met Office. “Temperatures will fall close to or below freezing for many, with frosts increasingly likely through the week.”
Monday will see scattered showers and brisk wind across eastern parts of the country, with more cloud than recent days and maximum temperatures across the UK ranging from 7C to 10C.
Conditions are set to become bleaker early on Tuesday, with the possibility of sleet – a nasty mixture of rain and snow – over hilly areas in northern parts of the country.
“The showers are going to become more widespread and perhaps more intense,” said Alex Burkhill, Met Office meteorologist. “Some could be wintery over the high ground of Scotland and northern England where some sleet and snow is possible.”
Tuesday will also see temperatures plunge even lower, with highs between 5C and 8C across the UK. “With that strong wind it is going to feel pretty raw indeed,” said Mr Burkhill.
From Wednesday the winds are expected to ease. But the chilly weather will continue, with hail, hill snow and a risk of icy conditions on the roads. And the big freeze is set to last for the rest of November.
“At the moment, it looks like the cold spell will last until at least the end of next week and possibly into the start of December,” said Mr Lang.
However, there is a chance that during early December the weather pattern may change, with fronts moving in from the west across the Atlantic.
This would bring longer spells of rain, but it could also be brighter and less cold.
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