The current cold spell is set to last well into next week, with lows of -10°C on Monday and Arctic winds until at least Wednesday. BBC weather presenter Simon King said any suggestion of milder air is looking "increasing unlikely." He shared a model showing cold weather across the majority of the UK until Wednesday, a weather front which has been dubbed the 'Troll of Trondheim'.
"After suggestions of milder air (and potential snow as it hits the cold air) comes in from the south-west, this is looking increasingly unlikely except for far south-west, so Arctic air prevails well through next week," he said.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “Through the weekend and into next week cold weather will continue, with an ongoing chance of wintry showers, mainly for coasts, and freezing fog patches inland. An area of low pressure may then threaten southern and southwestern parts of the UK through midweek. Confidence in the exact track of this system is low, but should it push precipitation into the UK, then this would readily turn to snow, with a lower chance of freezing rain.
