Turning cold
There is the chance of widespread overnight frosts for much of the UK in the coming days and a risk of snow to northern Scotland and parts of northeast England.
Read moreCold with isolated wintry showers.
Cold Tuesday evening and overnight, with isolated showers most frequent and heavy along the east coast where it will be breezier. Showers falling as snow over hills and some sleet likely at lower levels. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
A bright cold day follows a frosty morning. Largely dry for most but showers continuing to affect the east coast, wintry at times, particularly over high ground. Maximum temperature 3 °C.
Remaining cold but generally bright through the period. Wintry showers, perhaps heavy at times. continuing along the east coast and pushing further inland at times. Some sharp frosts.
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Through the latter part of the weekend and into the new week further wintry showers are expected across some northern areas, favouring north facing coastal spots. Further south there is potential for some rain and perhaps hill snow to spread across from the west for a time early in the coming week. Most wintry showers expected to ease by midweek. By the end of the coming week milder conditions are expected to develop with cloudier and windier spells bringing outbreaks of rain as the UK enters a more mild regime. There remains a possibility of further more settled spells with potential for temperatures to fall again with frosts and fog patches, but these limited to a day or two before further areas of rainfall likely move through.
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Conditions are most likely to be changeable through this period. Wetter and windier than average conditions are slightly more likely than normal, especially in the west and northwest. Temperatures are most likely to be near or above average overall, although this doesn't rule out some spells of cold weather and associated wintry hazards.
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