UK weather forecast: the Met Office has forecast snow this weekend (Image: WXCHARTS/GETTY)
Snow is likely to form over the hills on Saturday with the white stuff threatening to settle on lower ground on Sunday. Although the south of the country will avoid the brunt of inclement conditions today, on Sunday temperatures are set to plunge across the nation according to the latest Met Office forecast.
Commenting on the conditions, Met Office meteorologist, Alex Deakin said: “The rain kind of in zones through Saturday morning across the far north of Scotland where it is also very windy with gales likely.
“And then it is blustery elsewhere with lots of showers for Northern Ireland southern Scotland and northern England some snow mixed in with those showers mostly over the hills.”
The weather expert advised those Britons “further south” would experience a “bright and breezy Saturday”.
He said: “Not too many showers in this zone. It will be largely dry.
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