UK weather: One more chilly night before milder weather moves in
Temperatures in Scotland could fall to -4°C on Wednesday night
People in the UK should brace themselves for one more chilly night as temperatures are set to rise in many regions on Thursday night.
Most parts of the UK will experience sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday night, according to the Met Office.
However it will not be as cold as Monday, dubbed the coldest night of the winter so far, or Tuesday when temperatures reached -10.6°C in Kinbrace, Sutherland.
On Wednesday night, temperatures in Scotland are expected to fall to -4°C, and to between -1°C and -3°C in the northern cities including Newcastle, York and Leeds. A temperature of -2°C could be recorded in London and the home counties, and 0°C in Wales.
“It’s going to be a cold night everywhere,” Met Office spokesperson Linsday Mears told The Independent, before adding that temperatures would begin to rise thereafter.
“[On Thursday] temperatures are starting to rise throughout the UK with the southern regions getting up to 6°C, possibly 7°C, and 4°C in the Midlands.”
“The cold weather is holding on a bit in the northern cities though [with temperatures] of 3°C or 4°C during the day.”
The Met Office has issued Yellow Warnings for ice in parts of Scotland on Thursday.
“[Most of the] warm weather is coming Thursday night into Friday. We’re getting this change in the weather because of this Atlantic low coming in [during the early hours of] Friday. It’s going to move quite fast, hitting the South West and westerly coast first,” said Ms Mears.
“It’s going to drive the colder air out," she said.
Above average temperatures are expected on Friday with many parts of the UK reaching 10°C or higher.
And people across the UK can rejoice at the prospect of a brighter and milder weekend, when temperatures will be around 8°C or 9°C in the north and around 10°C or 11°C in the south.
“It will be noticeably warmer,” said Ms Mears.
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