New polar blast is set to cover the UK in snow for a White Easter trends now
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Britons may have woken up to some much-needed mildness today, but tomorrow night will herald a white Easter as Arctic chills sweep through the country, stretching into April's school holidays.
The short-lived rise in temperature will melt snow and – combined with heavy rain – will lead to floods in some areas.
Today's warmer weather – up to 14C in the South and 10C in the North – comes after Friday's snow dump that brought dangerous conditions across parts of the country and lows of -15C in Scotland.
Snow is expected tomorrow night in northern England and threatening the Midlands on Tuesday and Wednesday. The South is more likely to see rain as highs will drop between 4C and 7C in midweek.
Weathermen warned of snow near Easter Sunday on April 9,