UK weather forecast – Britain set for Arctic chill as temperatures plunge up to 10C in just a day
ARCTIC winds from the North have sent temperatures plummeting by at least 10 degrees as the sunny bank holiday weather comes to a frosty end.
Saturday saw what is expected to be some of the hottest temperatures of the year with a maximum high of 25C, but today a sweeping cold front has brought in a dramatic change to the weather.
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Hot temperatures of 25C tempted cooped-up Brits to flock to beaches and parks over the scorching bank holiday.
Met Office meteorologist Matthew Box told the Sun Online that the mercury hit a high of 25C on Saturday.
"Temperatures were widely into the low 20s across England and Wales and we had a few thundery showers," said Mr Box.
"A cold front is bringing a large change in the difference between maximum temperatures on Saturday and Sunday for a lot of the country."
Temperatures are set to drop to 12 or 13 degress over the next few days.
Parts of Scotland have already experienced the sharp drop in temperatures with pictures showing snowfall in the highlands.
Mr Box added: "But what we're seeing today is a cold front bringing some cold air from the North down across the country.
"There is over a 10 degree difference in maximum tempoeratures across parts of Scotland and most of the country because of the cold air.
"We're seeing some of the warm temperatures just holding on in the South with Plymouth currently recording temperatures of 21.8C."
On Monday temperatures will continue to drop with the Arctic maritime air coming down from the North.
The Met Office warned of "reasonably strong winds with gusts of 30 to 40mph and some localised gale gusts in the English channel near the Dover Straits".
At the start of the weeks temperatures across the North of the country will drop into single figures of seven to eight degrees.
The cooler weather comes as Boris Johnson is set to address the nation this evening with plans of how Britain could ease itself out of the coronavirus lockdown.
LOCKDOWN CRACKING
Police yesterday admitted they were fighting a "losing battle" against lockdown rule breakers as Brits packed out parks to bask in the bank holiday heatwave.
MPS Hackney posted a picture of groups of people sunbathing in a park as they revealed some were downing beer and wine and tucking into pizza.
Meanwhile, officers in Brighton were forced to set up a checkpoint to turn drivers away as bored families tried heading to the beach.
Before 11am, cops had issued 12 fines and turned around 19 cars - including one that had travelled 100 miles from Buckinghamshire.
One officer has now slammed the rulebreakers after spending a month in a coma when he contracted the disease.
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Chief Supt Phil Dolby posted a picture of himself in hospital on Twitter with the caption: "A month ago today, on a ventilator & in a coma, I started to breath for myself!
"I am v disturbed by the increasingly blasé way ppl are treating the lockdown. With lack of answers around immunity, my family & I are going to remain shielding. I can’t go thru that again. #Covid19".
Around 400 fixed penalty notices were dished out by cops in four weeks to April 27 in England and Wales.
