Brits should be prepared to 'get their ice scrapers out' and prepare for frost to cover their car windscreens this week, say forecasters.
Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing in many rural parts of the north on Thursday night before plummeting further to -2C on Friday, according to a new Met Office weather graph.
Southern areas will meanwhile need to brace for chilly nights in the low single figures, as a November chill finally arrives following an unseasonably warm spell.