FREEZE FRAME
Snow set to return to parts of UK this week before another cold snap hits, Met Office warns
FORECASTERS have warned snow is set to return to parts of the UK this week before another cold snap hits.
The mercury is set to plunge back below average next week after a weekend of “wintry conditions”.
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The cold weather will hit certain parts of Britain on Friday - but today the UK will be treated to some sun and mild temperatures.
Tonight rain will sweep in from the west, but temperatures will remain average.
However, by the weekend things will take a turn for the worse with thunder and heavy showers on the cards - as well as the possibility of snow.
The Met Office’s long range forecast predicts: “Friday is likely to be unsettled with showers for all, these perhaps heavy and thundery at times.
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“Showers in the north potentially turning wintry over high ground. A lower risk of organised rain with strong winds at first in the southeast.
“Staying unsettled into the weekend, colder conditions are likely to move in from the north, possibly bringing an overnight frost risk.
“The best of any dry weather most likely in the east. Later, the weather is likely to remain unsettled, with periods of strong winds and rain, interspersed with shorter drier spells.
“Perhaps a trend for the wettest weather to be in the south. Temperatures likely close to average in the south, but rather cold in the north, with a risk of wintry conditions here.”
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And things are set to get even colder - with the forecast for next week warning: “There is a chance that temperatures may trend cooler than average through this period.”
It comes as bookies have slashed the odds for this month to go down in history books as the wettest March ever.
Having been a 5/1 shot yesterday, the bookies now make it just 3/1 for this month to play host to the wettest March on record, with 'cyclone conditions' set to hit Britain.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Things are looking much worse on the weather front, with record-breaking March rain an increasing possibility."
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