Met Office weather forecasters have predicted the first snow of late 2024 as an 'Arctic blast' could send temperatures plummeting below zero in parts of the UK.
Autumn has started balmy and wet this year, with the mercury sustaining itself at around 20C, as showers leave moisture hanging in the air.
However the Met Office has warned that the week ahead will see a major departure from conditions that have defined the UK's weather for months, with temperatures predicted to rapidly plummet, the Mirror reports. READ MORE Police tape off main road after child struck by vehicle near bus stop As snow falls for the first time in this half of 2024, the agency has warned that the mercury could plummet to zero and below.
A Met Office spokesperson said the encroaching cold will set the stage for snow to fall in the UK, specifically over Scotland.