UK weather forecast: the Met Office has forecast temperatures are going to fall on Wednesday (Image: WXCHARTS/GETTY)
Wednesday will begin with milder temperatures but the mercury will nosedive by the end of the day. By Thursday, winter conditions will grip the UK, with ice predicted to be the “bigger problem”. There will also be bouts of snow and sleet, which will stretch from the north of Scotland throughout central England and Wales, with temperatures in rural areas to plunge to “well below” freezing.
Commenting on the conditions, Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “Colder weather is most definitely on the way.
“Over the rest of this week temperatures will be falling and we will see frosts returning.”
A “band of rain” will start to “push its way into Northern Ireland and southern Scotland by dawn” on Wednesday, Mr Deakin predicted.
The weather expert said: “Ahead of that we have got the milder air with the cloudy conditions and temperatures staying well above freezing.
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UK weather forecast: Mr Deakin shows the colder front moving in on
