Isn't it meant to be Spring? Heavy showers to soak Britain this weekend after ... trends now
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Heavy showers are set to soak Britain this weekend after parts of the country woke up to frost this morning due to a -6C overnight chill.
It comes as the Met Office also warned that thunderstorms could strike the UK next week.
Lows of -6.3C were recorded in the village of Shap, Cumbria last night after an Arctic blast plunged the country into a chill.
Temperatures in Tulloch Bridge in the Scottish Highlands sunk to -5.7C and the village of Cardington, Bedfordshire, recorded a low of -2.4C.
Winds coming in from the Arctic and North Sea began to hit the UK last weekend and have continued to move through over the course of this week.
Lows of -6.3C were recorded in the village of Shap, Cumbria last night after an Arctic blast plunged the country into a chill
This has meant temperatures have been around three to six degrees below the average for late April.
Strong winds are now expected to push a wall of stormclouds northwards up the country - leading to heavy rain
