Icelandic winds are set to make temperatures plunge in the UK this week, and after a lull mid-week, high winds and heavy rain are being forecast for Friday. Forecasters have said that ex-Hurricane Fiona which hit parts of Canada on Saturday with 93mph winds, is not heading to the UK but has had an effect on high pressure over Iceland.
It means a strengthening northerly wind will make it feel a lot colder across the UK at the start of the week, but it is the end of the week that could bring high winds and heavy rain.
BBC weather forecaster Darren Bett says: "It is getting windy on Sunday, and it is going to be a windy day on Monday , and it will feel a lot colder too. The reason for the change is because of a deep low near Iceland. The winds continue to strengthen overnight, and we have got a northerly wind on Monday with winds coming from Iceland.
