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Brits hit with snow warning as cold plunge to bring ice and sub zero temperatures

Just days after Brits basked in the sunshine in the hottest day of the year, temperatures are now set to plummet to below zero as snow is forecast for parts of the UK

[Brits are being told to brace for snow this week]

Brits are being told to brace for snow this week(Image: PA)

A cold snap is set to batter Britain this week sending temperatures plunging below zero across the nation, forecasters have warned. The Met Office have warned of frost, ice and snow just a week after the UK recorded the hottest day of the year.

Most regions could see temperatures sink below freezing by Wednesday before milder conditions return by the end of the week. However, one meteorologist has warned it could be weeks before the mercury tops 20C again.

The mercury will fall overnight on Wednesday potentially as low -5C in rural Scotland with widespread frost overnight likely for most and ice at first in the north on Thursday morning.

[Weather maps have turned blue this week]

Weather maps have turned blue this week(Image: WXCHARTS)

Temperatures return closer to average from Friday onwards, though further weather systems may affect the UK at the weekend, most likely affecting northern areas, reports the Mirror.

Deputy Chief Forecaster Steven Keates said: "After a spell of mild and brighter weather, the UK will turn increasingly unsettled in the coming days.

"A series of weather fronts will bring periods of rain, strong winds and much colder air by midweek. Wednesday could be quite a shock to the system. Temperatures will range from 6C to 10C, but it will feel closer to low single figures for many areas in the wind.

[Wintry showers are expected]

Wintry showers are expected(Image: PA)

"Wintry showers are likely, especially over higher ground in the north, and a widespread frost with icy patches for some is possible on Wednesday night. It should be a little milder again by the end of the week, with many areas seeing another spell of rain on Friday."

Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at British Weather Services, told the Mirror: "The sun will be out at times in this coming week, but it won't feel like it. In other words, the warmth is going to go.

"We are getting low pressure crossing to the north of us, into Norway, and that's going to drag down northwesterlies and northerlies.

[Winter is coming back, it is feared]

Winter is coming back, it is feared(Image: PA)

"It's going to have wintry showers at times, particularly in the north, particularly across Scotland, snow over the Highlands. It's actually back to winter a little bit.

"We've had a few really nice days with spring-like weather. I love spring for what it can deliver, the mixture. But when you get the days of 17C, 18C in the sunshine, there's nothing better because it's exactly where you want to be walking around in... But we're losing it.

[Snow has been forecast]

Snow has been forecast(Image: PA)

"We're losing the temperature profile and I don't think we're going to see us back at the heights that we've had over the last few days when we got the 20C in North Wales, through the middle and down to the southeast.

"I can't see that. So it's kind of the other side of the equation."

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