The Met Office says temperatures will get colder at the end of this week and drop even further as we head through the weekend, with a forecast for snow and gales. The country is currently being battered by 50mph winds and heavy flooding, but that will give way to much colder weather.
More than 160 flood warnings have also been issued across Britain by environment regulators, because saturated ground caused by recent wet weather means that even areas which avoid the worst of this week’s deluge could be at risk of flooding.
A Met Office spokesman said the outlook for the UK from Friday to Sunday is: "Very windy, with showers, most frequent in the northwest, Friday. More persistent rain for a time early Saturday before showery conditions return, these turning wintry in the north. Turning colder."
After wintry showers and colder weather, from Sunday the temperature will drop even further. The Met Office said: "On Sunday, as temperatures become increasingly cooler ... showers are likely to become wintry across the north. A temporary spell of milder conditions is possible across the south midweek, however by the end of the week, most areas should see a return to below-average temperatures.
"These cooler conditions are likely to allow the wintry showers to return, bringing an increasing likelihood of snow across northern regions down to lower levels. Fresh and breezy winds are often likely, becoming stronger at times with a risk of gales."
The rain, wind and cold weather is down to a low-pressure vortex off the west coast.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern told The Star : “This area of low pressure is a big beast, but it is a slow-moving creature." He said we are seeing very cold air coming in from Scandinavia via Iceland.
BBC Weather says that as we go into Sunday there will be 'a mix of blustery showers and variable cloud. A colder day.'
