Big freeze heads for Yorkshire: 5° colder than February norm

By The Newsroom
Published 8th Feb 2017, 11:29 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2017, 12:46 BST
Tempreratures are forecast to plungeTempreratures are forecast to plunge
Tempreratures are forecast to plunge
Temperatures in the next few days will be up to 5C colder than expected at this time of year, with snow and sleet on the way, forecasters have warned.

Temperatures will start to “struggle” from Thursday, dropping in London from 7C (44.6F) on Wednesday to 4C (39.2F).

The Yorkshire and north east coast will see temperatures of 3C (37.4F) with rain and sleet.

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On Thursday night, some parts of the UK will be between minus 3C and minus 4C (26.6F and 24.8F).

Friday will also be cold, with widespread frost overnight into Saturday.

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for ice in parts of Wales, south-west England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

There will be widespread frost over the weekend, with showers on Saturday and Sunday and 5cm to 6cm of snow in the Grampians.

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