Mild weather gives way to cold snap

Homes in northern Scotland will be the first to be hit by freezing temperatures as mercury plummets below the seasonal average, forecasters warned, with a cold snap set to hit Yorkshire during the week.

A sudden cold snap will see temperatures falling below zero across the country and peaking at just 4C (39.2F) or 5C (41F), Meteogroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said.

North-westerly winds whipping off the Arctic are expected to bring at least two weeks of near-freezing conditions, making November up to 3C (5.4F) colder than last year.

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People in the higher regions of Scotland will experience the season’s first blanketing of snow, the forecaster predicted. Further wintry showers are expected to move south as the week progresses.

A Meteogroup forecaster said: “It does look like much of the UK is in for a cold spell through the week. For at least a week, there will be cold north-westerly winds.

“Temperatures through next week will be much lower than recently and generally below the November average.”