The UK could freeze in temperatures as low as -11C with a possible return of the 'Beast from the East', it's been claimed.
By the end of February, the mercury could plunge following a month of relatively balmy temperatures, thanks to high pressure over the last two weeks.
However, the beginning of March could see the return of icy chills caused by a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) – the same phenomenon that ushered in 2018’s 'Beast from the East' at an identical time in the calendar year.
