Freezing in a single day temperatures will hit components of the UK on Wednesday and Thursday, with consultants warning some areas might see snow.
The chilly Arctic air is predicted to trigger frosts throughout components of northern England and Scotland, with temperatures going as little as -3C.
The Met Workplace predicted there might be snow on increased floor, with northerly winds bringing chilly nights and below-average temperatures. Nevertheless, the chilly situations are anticipated to subside by the weekend.
Ellie Glaisyer, a meteorologist on the Met Workplace, mentioned the chillier temperatures skilled in April have been “nothing distinctive” and are anticipated to maneuver nearer to their seasonal averages over the weekend and into the beginning of subsequent week.
She mentioned that on Wednesday and Thursday night time, “there shall be some frost in locations”, including: “The rationale for [the low temperatures] is that we’ve acquired an space of excessive strain out in the direction of the west of the UK and that offers us a northerly wind throughout the UK.
“So it’s these northerly winds which might be bringing us to barely below-average temperatures, significantly throughout japanese components of the UK, because the air is coming from in the direction of the Arctic.”
Common April temperatures are normally round 14C to 15C throughout the nation however to this point this month situations have been colder, nearer to 10C within the south-east of England.
There may be additionally a threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms in southern components of the UK over the weekend, with Glaisyer saying the colder temperatures are anticipated to final for the following few days.
Jap England is predicted to expertise significantly chilly climate, earlier than temperatures rise over the weekend and probably even exceed their seasonal averages by 1C or 2C in locations.
Freezing temperatures anticipated in a single day in Scotland and northern England might probably prolong so far as rural components of Wales and a few components of central England over the following two days, she added.
However Glaisyer mentioned the climate situations have been “nothing distinctive, just a bit under common for the time of yr”.