Brits are bracing themselves for the impending cold snap as a Scandinavian chill is set to unleash an Arctic blast later this week.
Already, some parts of the UK has seen its first flurries of snow. Widespread frost has even forced motorists in Scotland and County Durham to battle through icy conditions.
Temperatures are set to plunge to as low as -8C later this week with wintry showers in store for the north of England from Wednesday. An area of low pressure will hit the south west by Thursday as a cold weather system from Scandinavia sweeps in.
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The Met Office said the conditions could cause "significant snowfall" on higher ground. Wetter and windier than average conditions are said to be "slightly more likely than normal" and temperatures are "most likely to be near or above average overall', but this "doesn't rule out some spells of cold weather and associated wintry hazards," the Mail reports.
Regions on the North Sea coast including parts of Scotland and the northeast of England can expect snowfall from later this week, which is expected to continue into the weekend. The rest of the UK will see frosty conditions later in the week, with temperatures in the hills and glens in Scotland forecast to dip to as low as -8C.
Meanwhile in rural eastern England, the mercury could plummet to just -5C.
Weather maps from WXCharts suggest pockets of snowfall will be seen across parts of England including Norfolk and the Midlands.
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Exacta Weather's James Madden said "the first widespread snow showers of the season" could be falling soon, with millions expected to be hit.
"This is initially likely to see many parts of Wales, and southern/central England seeing their first major snow of the season within this period, and even to lower levels in these parts and into the capital of the country, as this area of low pressure clashes with the much colder airmass in place across our shores," he said.
The coldest recorded temperature so far this autumn was -7.7C (18.1F) in Shap, Cumbria, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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