Britain is braced for the return of freezing conditions this weekend as an Arctic blast sweeps in bringing more snow and lows of -3C.
Forecasters have warned of the return of sub zero temperatures and wintry conditions after the UK was hit by a bitter cold snap earlier this week.
The mercury plunged as low as -10.2C as parts of Britain were blanketed by snow on Tuesday.
After a mild respite on Friday and Saturday, the UK will be hit by further snow on Sunday and into next week, the Met Office told the Standard.
A cold front sweeping across the country from Ireland will bring up to 15cm of snow to Northern Scotland from Sunday afternoon, and threaten to bring snow further south later in the week.
“It is not going to be a particularly nice day on Sunday,” Met Office spokesman Steven Keats said.
“Temperatures will feel between zero and two degrees in London on Sunday, it’ll feel close to freezing because of the wind.”
“More widespread across the UK, Mr Keats said: “It’ll stay cold and showery - a mix of rain, sleet, and snow.”
Overnight on Saturday into Sunday, forecasters said to expect lows of -3C in parts of Britain.
And the cold weather will continue as the mercury could plunge even further to -5C on Sunday night.
While London is likely to avoid the snow over the weekend, Mr Keats said there is chance that could change by Tuesday.
“There’s potential of disruptive snow at the moment, there is a risk, its something we’re keeping our eye on at the moment,” Mr Keats said.
“There’s potential we could see widespread snow Tuesday and Wednesday in southern parts of England,” he said.
Mr Keats added there is a weather warning from Sunday as wind gusts could reach 60mph in spots across Northern Ireland, Wales and South West England.
It comes after freezing temperatures gripped the UK last week and dustings of snow covered the capital.
The icy weather sparked flight cancellations out of Manchester airport and Scotland, while drivers faced disruptions as roads were closed due to the conditions.
Further south, delighted Londoners shared footage of white flakes as the snow showers blanketed the city.
