Cold snap could bring wintry showers

A cold snap warning for the next few days was issued yesterday, with winds from the Arctic and even snow in places.

Winds will become increasingly northerly with temperatures expected to fall to below freezing tonight across large swathes of the country, according to forecasts.

Unseasonally cold temperatures will be accompanied by wintry showers on the east coast and in Scotland with hail, sleet and even snow on high ground. In Yorkshire today the temperature will be between 8C and 11C (46-52F) and tomorrow drop as low as 5C (41F)

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Billy Payne, forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "It is going to be pretty cold over the next few days as the winds turn round more to the north and low pressure moves away eastwards into Scandinavia."

"We are going to have some showers spreading from the north. Some of these showers could be wintry, most especially around the east coast and across Scotland.

"We are talking about hail and sleet and some snow on the high ground, especially over the Scottish mountains."

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