UK weather: Will the sun be replaced by SNOW? Britain set to be lashed by THUNDERSTORMS
SNOW could hit the UK following a Spring heatwave, with temperatures set to plunge after Britain is lashed by “intense thunderstorms”, as forecasters warn of frost.
This weeks hot weather, reaching 29C in some parts of the country, could be about to come to an abrupt end as forecasters warn of Thunderstorms, snow, and sleet.
The UK was blasted this week with record warm weather, as temperatures soared close to 30C.
Trailing the hottest April day for 70 years, which peaked at 29.1C in London, Friday continued the trend of unseasonably warm weather.
However, temperatures could drop to as low as -2C or -3C in parts of Scotland as a cold snap batters the UK.
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Parts of Wales, Scotland and England could be hit with sleet and even snow showers.
The Met Office warned showers will move in from south-west England into the Midlands over the course of Saturday, escalating into hail storms and even surface flooding by the time it reaches Yorkshire in the afternoon and evening.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern declared that the increased humidity on Saturday will be responsible for “hit and miss thunderstorms”.
He explained: “The humidity will build through Saturday and then for south-west England, Wales and then across the Midlands and especially northern England there is the risk of intense thunderstorms developing through Saturday night.
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“Later in the night these will push into East Anglia and the south-east of England before clearing.
“They do move through fairly quickly but if we are caught in one of these intense thunderstorms, hit and miss thunderstorms.”
The thunderstorms will clear out the humid air for the rest of the week, as temperature drop.
The London Marathon saw temperature reach 23C, causing probems for runners in the early hours of Sunday morning
Temperatures are predicted to hit 24C in the capital, but colder winds and rain could sweep in.
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Warmer weather is expected to remain in southern parts of the UK, as freezing temperatures frost over in the north.
Leon Brown, chief forecaster at The Weather Channel, said: “It will be quite a lot colder from the middle of next week for the west and northwest.
"Gardeners should beware ground frosts later next week.
"We may see air frosts by the end of next week too with temperatures -2 or -3C in Scotland.
“Showers will be wintry over higher ground with models for Wednesday evening indicating a slight covering of snow over the higher parts of the UK from Wales northwards and especially Scottish Highlands - typically above 300 to 400m.”
By midweek there are some signs of sleet and snow showers falling over higher ground across the Pennines, north Scottish mountains, Wales and northern England where temperatures could fall close to freezing.
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Leon Brown added: “The beginning of the change will be this Sunday as cooler Atlantic air moves eastwards.
“This may trigger some heavy downpours over eastern England during Sunday afternoon.
"We will have to watch out for flash flooding locally.
"I expect we will see hail and some heavy April showers next Wednesday and Thursday across much of the UK, cracks of thunder possible too.”
From mid next week, cloud and outbreaks of rain in the snow-less south east should clear leaving most areas with a mix of sunny spells and blustery showers - the heaviest of which will be in the north and west.
Rain and strong winds should clear by Thursday morning in the west, bringing sunshine and showers once again.