Temperatures are predicted to plummet to minus 8C and below this week as northerly winds bring Arctic chill to the UK. The change in weather conditions is also expected to bring snow to parts of the country.
A yellow warning is in place for northern Scotland on Wednesday, with the Met Office advising snow could cause disruption to road, bus and train journeys. The change in winds from the east to the north will see temperatures go below average for the time of year.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “At the moment we have an easterly flow and as such our winds are coming from the east and that is a cold direction and it is cold out. However from Tuesday onwards we are going to get a northerly flow, so our winds coming from the north, that is Arctic air leading to our temperatures dropping even further as we go through this week.
