Met Office warns snow will hit UK this week with temperatures 6C below average

Met Office warns snow will hit UK this week with temperatures 6C below average
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An Arctic blast is set to see plunging temperatures across the country - with snow forecast. The Met Office said temperatures for most of the week will be 4-6C below average as the first snow since the beginning of the year hits.

The Met Office said the cold spell is not expected to last too long and temperatures will start to climb back up towards average by the weekend. A warning of strong winds was issued for the north of Scotland on Tuesday, lasting for most of the day up to 6pm.

The warning adds: “A deepening low will move slowly east across the northern North Sea during Tuesday, bringing a swathe of strong northwesterly winds to the Northeast of Scotland. Gusts of between 45 and 50 mph are expected widely with isolated gusts as high as 60 mph at times, especially along coasts and over hills of mainland Scotland, and to 65 mph at times across Orkney.

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“This is likely to lead to some disruption and longer journey times. Winds will slowly ease later this afternoon.” Looking at tonight (Tuesday September 10), the Met Office states: "Rain soon clearing from southeast England, then a colder night than of late everywhere. Clear periods, but with blustery showers in the north and west. Patchy frost in the north."

Its forecast for Wednesday (September 11) adds: "A day of sunshine and scattered, locally heavy, blustery showers. Showers most widespread in the north and west. Feeling chilly everywhere in the brisk north to northwesterly wind." The Met Office has also delivered its forecast for the rest of the week.

In an outlook for Thursday to the weekend, meteorologists explain: "Sunshine and showers on Thursday, though gradually becoming drier and less windy. Mostly fine with sunshine in the south thereafter, but wet and windy in the north later.

"Night frosts."