This year, the Easter bank holiday is earlier than usual, with Good Friday falling on March 30 and Easter Monday on April 2.
Average temperatures for the end of March are normally around 9C for the UK with lows of 2C, with many families using the four-day break to get away and enjoy the milder weather.
But weather forecasters have said a new blast of Siberian cold weather could hit the UK this Easter, with wintry conditions remaining until the second of April.
Where will it snow on Easter bank holiday weekend?
Meteorologists are warning of the arrival of a second Sudden Stratospheric Warning (SSW) at the end of this month.
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The year’s first SSW at the end of January caused the arrival of the Beast of the East, when snow and wind chills of -8C froze Britain.
Long range weather maps show snow being dumped on the south-west of England on Good Friday, moving up into Scotland on Saturday, before the majority of the UK - except for Northern Ireland - receives a large snowfall on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
The coldest easter was on March 31, 2013 when the mercury plummeted to -12.5C in the Scottish Highlands.
Forecasters will be looking to see if that record could be broken if a third Beast of the East returns to batter the country.
BBC Weather meteorologist Simon King wrote on Twitter: “Who likes trilogies? When you get a sudden stratospheric warming event like we saw in Jan, it often means you can get more than one/two/three bouts of colder weather. #BeastFromTheEast to be continued….?”
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According to weather maps from WXCHARTS, the worst of the snowfall over Easter will be in Scotland and the north of England.
The Met Office long forecast from this Saturday until Easter Monday said: “There will be sunshine and showers for most on Sunday, and some of these could be heavy and slow-moving with a risk of hail and thunder.
“Through the early part of next week the weather is likely to become changeable once again, with showers and rain at times, interspersed by drier and brighter interludes.
“Temperatures will be near average or rather cold during the day, with a risk of overnight frosts.
“The Easter weekend is still too far away to be confident with any details. The most likely scenario currently is a spell of colder than average weather, with increased likelihood of overnight frosts, and a greater than normal chance of snow, especially in the north.”