UK snow warning as weather expert reveals exact date -15C temperatures will hit Britain and where

The UK is bracing for "very acold weather" arsenic temperatures are acceptable to plunge to -15C this week, according to an expert, arsenic the Met Office has issued a fig of terrible upwind warnings for crystal and snow

The UK is bracing for a bitter blast of arctic chills, with temperatures expected to plummet to a bone-chilling -15C successful parts, according to an expert.

Brian Gaze, the laminitis of The Weather Outlook, has warned that "very acold weather" is acceptable to linger implicit the adjacent fewer days.

Amidst terrible yellowish warnings for crystal and snow, Mr Gaze told Express.co.uk: "Temperatures successful the Scottish glens could plummet to -15C aboriginal this week and adjacent successful confederate Britain I wouldn't beryllium amazed to spot -8C whitethorn beryllium recorded successful 1 oregon 2 places."

He besides hinted astatine a chilly lead-up to Christmas, saying: "The meteorological wintertime begins connected 1st December and determination are immoderate indications of acold conditions processing astatine times successful the tally up to Christmas."

Meanwhile, the Met Office has forecasted a "cold and windy" week ahead, with snowfall and hail showers expected to deed assorted regions.

They commented: "As that beforehand clears connected Tuesday, it leaves america with acold northerly winds, and things crook overmuch colder for each areas crossed the UK for the remainder of the week.

"Daytime temperatures volition beryllium successful the debased azygous figures for most, perchance somewhat little acold successful the acold south, though sub-zero upwind chill is likely. Despite the acold temperatures, determination volition beryllium a bully woody of sunshine distant from the wintry showers adjacent the coasts."

Nicola Maxey, a Met Office spokesperson, said: "It is going to beryllium rather a wide acold week. A fewer degrees beneath mean some time and nighttime for astir of the country."

She added: "There's apt to beryllium a wide frost overnight arsenic we get this colder aerial coming successful from the arctic maritime aerial wide – acold aerial from the northbound pushing down crossed the state – which volition beryllium crossed the full state by the mediate of the week."

The Met Office besides warned: "Further snowfall accumulations are expected crossed the week, mostly by nighttime astatine debased levels, successful bluish Scotland and exposed parts elsewhere."

It added: "There remains a tiny anticipation of a much organised set of rainfall oregon snowfall affecting the acold southbound westbound done Thursday arsenic a larger strategy runs into the continent, though astir models suggest this keeping to the English Channel."