From www.independent.co.uk

UK weather: Blast of freezing Arctic air to hit Britain sending temperatures plummeting
Met Office says weeks of mild weather will give way to snow and widespread frosts
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The Met Office said strong northerly winds will bring snow and widespread frosts to parts of Britain Getty


A blast of freezing Arctic air will hit Britain over the weekend, sending temperatures plummeting well below what we would usually expect in early January.

The Met Office said weeks of recent mild weather will give way to strong northerly winds over the coming days bringing snow and widespread frosts to areas still recovering from devastating floods.

With severe weather warnings still in place in the Grampian and Central, Tayside and Fife regions, the heavy rain that is already hitting southern England will move northwards and linger over areas where the ground is already saturated.

Speaking to The Independent, Met Office forecaster Emma Boorman said: “By the latter stage of the weekend and the beginning of next week we’ll see the wind direction change to more of a northerly and that’s going to be pulling in significantly colder air.”