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Emma Grimshaw

UK weather: Snow, hail and wind set to batter parts of England

Snow and hail is set to lash the UK today (Sunday) as temperatures plunge - but Bristol will see rain.

Residents in the north might be able to see the white stuff fall today, as well as those on the higher ground in the south.

Spells of rain will also spread east across the country, followed by sunny spells and brisk winds, reports the Mirror.

Stepping into Monday, snow is expected to fall in central Scotland, northern England, Northern Ireland, west Scotland and north-west England.

Forecasters say a band of rain is also heading towards the country on Monday and it's expected to bring half an inch of rain per hour for the South West.

BBC's meteorologist Nick Miller, said the coming week will be cold and windy with a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers.

He said: "We are going to see low pressure giving way through the weekend.

"The low pressure brings further showers into the start of next week. Some of those will be wintry but some of those will be in sunshine occasionally as well.

"Sunday starts frost-free but temperatures are about to take a dip because of a cold front."

"Sunday night into Monday morning will bring another disturbance in from the west. Northern Ireland, northern England, but especially Scotland going into Monday morning could be some snow to relatively low level and quite icy."

Residents are likely to wake up to a wet day in Bristol on Sunday. The downpours will linger until around 1pm when there's a 90 per cent chance of rain. It will get drier towards the end of the day, with temperatures peaking at 9C.

Monday is set to be another soggy day, with the mercury hovering around 8C.

The Met Office's UK weather forecast:

Sunday:

Rain, heavy at times, will spread east across the UK, clearing northern and western areas by early afternoon. Then turning colder with wintry showers in the far northwest later.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Sunny spells and showers, the showers a wintry mix of rain, hail and snow. Snow mostly over high ground in the north. Colder and windier than of late.

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