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UK weather in pictures: Snow hits Britain in April with wintry conditions set to continue

Photos show wintry weather in the spring months - and there's more on the way

Will Worley
Wednesday 27 April 2016 09:37 EDT
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Deer make their way through the snow covered hills of Glenshee
Deer make their way through the snow covered hills of Glenshee (PA)

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Unseasonably cold temperatures that have engulfed the UK are set to continue.

On Wednesday, most of the daytime showers will ease and fade away, leaving many areas dry with clear spells. However, some rain may continue into the early hours across south-eastern Britain, as well as around windward coasts.

In Scotland, there will be even more cold weather, with outbreaks of rain and hill snow arriving into the far north-west of the country by dawn. A widespread frost with some icy patches is also likely.

It will continue into Thursday, when outbreaks of rain and upland snow will push eastwards across Scotland and Northern Ireland, before moving into northern England and Wales during the afternoon. Some accumulations of snow are likely over the Highlands. Remaining parts of England will see some sunshine, but there will be a few scattered showers around too.

By Friday and Saturday, it will be mostly cloudy across southern England with some rain or drizzle possible for a time, otherwise a day of sunshine and showers and some heavy with hail and thunder.

The showers could also be wintry to low levels at first in Scotland, but any snow will tend to become confined to high ground. Sunny spells on Saturday with further showers in places. Central and eastern England in particular may see some heavy showers break out during the afternoon with local hail and thunder possible.

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