Parts of the UK will feel the chill as 2C as cold temperatures and arctic winds descend on the UK in the early part of the new week.
Air from the arctic is pushing south to drop temperatures across the whole of the UK after a mild weekend, with a mixture of sunshine and rain showers set to move in from Monday morning.
Temperatures will be around the low to mid-teens in England and Wales, as northern Scotland takes the brunt of the colder air as values struggle to reach double figures.
With the marked wind chill added to the mix, most of that area will feel between 2C and 5C whereas southern England will be hovering around the average temperature for this time of year.
Meteorologist Tom Morgan at the Met Office said: "The weather is set to turn colder and windier for all of us as we begin the new working week. On Monday, we see a cold front clearing the south coast of England and then a cold north-westerly flow developing across the whole of the UK.
"Some arctic air flooding southwards bringing a big drop in temperatures compared to the weekend with below average values by day. It stays quite unsettled right the way through the week with showers at times and potentially some longer spells of rain, particularly in the west.
"Rain will clear away from the southern parts of England first thing on Monday morning and then the whole of the UK will see blustery winds with a mixture of sunshine and showers through the course of the day.
"The showers potentially heavy at times, but moving through fairly quickly on those brisk north-westerly winds, which will give a marked wind chill. Temperatures potentially not getting into double figures in some parts of northern Scotland, but still around or just below average in the south.
"So taking into account of the winds on Monday and it will feel much colder than these values suggest, feeling more like two to five Celsius in northern eastern parts of Scotland so a marked wind chill for many areas."
Coastal areas will see more scattered showers or potentially heavier before the mixture of sunshine and rain continues into Tuesday. Winds are expected to slow down as the week develops but temperatures will remain lower than recent weeks.
The lack of wind means that "mist and fog patches" could develop and even some frost from the early hours of Tuesday.
Today:
Rain soon clearing southern England, then sunny spells and scattered showers, more frequent in the north and in coastal areas exposed to the northwest, some sheltered inland areas seeing comparatively few. Windy; feeling colder, especially in the north and east.
Tonight:
Some clear spells for most places, but showers continuing in areas exposed to the northwest, some running inland from Cheshire across the Midlands.Heavier showers affecting northern Scotland. Chilly and breezy.
Tuesday:
A continued mixture of sunshine and showers, heaviest in northeast Scotland, and quite frequent in areas exposed to the northwest. Some inland areas fine. Feeling chilly, although winds slowly easing.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Sunny intervals and showers, perhaps more organised rain across the northeast at times. Heavier rain and strong winds spreading quickly eastwards on Friday. Rather cold with patchy overnight grass frost.
