Snow is set to hit parts of the UK this week with temperatures predicted to plunge, becoming “wintery.”
The Met Office has warned that it is likely that there will be snow in northern Scotland later on in the week.
Marco Petagna meteorologist at the Met Office, told the Standard: “It will be breezy, colder with snow on the hills towards the north.”
Many people across the country should expect a cloudy and mild Saturday and Sunday, with highs of 8C or 9C.
In London and the south east, Saturday will be dry and breezy while Sunday will be windy with temperatures reaching 11C.
Moving further into the week, winds are expected to pick up with “spells of rain pushing in from the south east.
The Met Office says by the end of the month, temperatures are expected to drop and conditions will become more “wintery.”
Forecasters warned earlier this week that the same weather patterns which sparked the Beast from the East - and brought freezing temperatures and heavy snow last winter - could return this year.
The Met Office said sudden stratospheric warming had appeared around Christmas, when there was a sharp increase in the temperature over a couple of days.
When this happens in the Arctic it can lead to a rush of cold air blowing eastwards across Europe a few weeks later, bringing much cooler temperatures to the continent.
The Met Office said this is what caused the Beast from the East early last year - an icy blast of freezing Siberian winds which brought freezing temperatures and heavy snow to much of the UK.
