UK weather: Today's phenomenon has Specsavers asking 'is the map the right way up?'

This morning saw an unusual phenomenon sweep the UK as a massive 19 degree temperature difference could be felt between the north and south of the country.

A huge gulf in weather greeted the British Isles this morning, as some woke up shivering whilst others to an unseasonably warm morning.

But the strange occurrence isn’t what most would expect: instead of the north suffering through below freezing temperatures, whilst the south and London bathe in the heat, the reverse happened.