Brits are being warned of severe 70mph gales and snow for midweek with a mixture of frost and milder weather in an east-west divide.
A low pressure front is sweeping in from the Atlantic bringing strong winds, rain and snow to the west of the country through Wednesday and Thursday while the weather will be brighter in the east and the mercury could rise to highs in the mid teens.
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for north west Scotland that will run from 6am until 11am on Wednesday.
