Temperatures plunge across the UK as Arctic blast brings more cold and fog
According to the Met Office temperatures are likely to be 'below average' for the next couple of weeks
AN ARCTIC blast which has hit the UK is expected to last until next week.
Trick or treaters did not have to face the chill last night and a number of famous landmarks were shadowed in a mist yesterday with the fog making a reappearance this morning.
The drop in temperatures follows an unusually balmy end to October as much of the country was much milder than usual.
From today, a blast of cold air from the Arctic region spreads across the UK.
Met Office meteorologist, Emma Sharples, said the cooler weather is expected to ‘last into next week’.
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According to the Met Office, for the next couple of weeks, temperatures are likely to be 'below average' and it will feel much colder.
Looking further ahead signals suggest mostly below average temperatures, perhaps with brief milder interludes.
There is even the chance of snow over the high ground of Scotland and the north of England in the coming days, forecasters say.
Temperatures are forecast to hit freezing overnight in Scotland, parts of Wales and even as far south as Devon and Cornwall by the weekend.
Daytime highs will struggle to get much above 10C (50F) in the south this week with the north lucky to see 8C (46F).
James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said this week will herald the start of a much colder period of weather.
He warned parts of Britain could get the first “significant” snowfall of the season before the end of November.
He said: “Things are turning much colder from the north this week with the cold spreading to other parts of the country, paving the way for a quite cold and much more traditional November period.
“This will bring an increase in the snow risk levels across the country in among some periods of unsettled weather.
“The first notable wintry blast and potentially widespread snow showers will occur during the early part of November and there will also be ample amounts of fog and frost for many within this period too.”
A spokesman for The Weather Outlook said: "By Tuesday colder air will be making its way southwards and as high pressure builds back in from the west during mid-week, nighttime frosts become widespread.
"As we head towards next weekend it probably remains quite cold and there is a chance of more changeable conditions bringing rain.
"Over high ground in the north significant snowfall is a possibility."
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