Scots are facing a freeze of -4C as the Met Office warns of a bank holiday wash out across the country.
Hopes of seeing off the long weekend with an al-fresco pint have been dashed by forecasts of torrential rain, which is expected to worsen by next week.
Across the weekend, scattered showers and winds are expected in most parts of the country - and today will see temperatures as low as -4C in rural areas - colder than Russia, which is set for -1C chills, reports the Mirror.
The cold blast follows one of the driest Aprils on record, with weeks of baking temperatures as Scots enjoyed the easing of lockdown restrictions in parks and pub gardens.
There was an average of 12.8mm of rain across the UK up until April 22, much lower than monthly averages of 72.53mm, according to the Met Office.
But Monday is set to be a washout, with fierce downpours and subzero lows across most of the UK.
Forecasters have said yellow wind warnings could well be issued over the coming days for the south of England as strong gales sweep in while Brits step out to enjoy eased lockdown rules.
Temperatures are set to plummet well below average with lows of -3C and -4C.
Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: "There's quite a deep area of low pressure coming in from the West on Monday. It's pretty windy with some gales in exposed areas in the West's coast and hills.
"We could see a yellow wind warning being issued for Monday. Obviously with lockdown restrictions coming down now there could be more people out and about so the impact could be higher than normal but certainly a very wet and windy day moving in from the West on Monday.
"The west and the south west - coasts and hills out towards western Scotland, western Ireland and southwest England are likely to see the worst of the weather.
"It's going to stay fairly chilly with below average temperatures for the next few days".
"Some of the rural areas overnight could get down to -3 or -4C."
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