Get ready for some SNOW-MANCE! Snow flurries will sweep the UK on Valentine's Day, with -10C chills incoming
Britons are set for snow flurries to sweep the UK on Valentine's Day with temperatures set to plummet as low as -10C (14F) in parts of the UK this weekend.
Forecasters predicted snow showers for Scotland on Monday, while the Met Office said northern England could also see some hill snow towards the start of the weekend.Netweather's Jo Farrow said: 'Something colder, briefly, for Monday with more snow showers for northern Scotland. Then we'll be watching a developing low pressure moving in from the Atlantic for middle of next week.'
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern added: 'It's turning unsettled as we head into the weekend with spells of rain, windy, and very changeable across the country.
'Initially some hill snow for parts of Scotland and northern England but strong, and in places gale-force, southwesterly wind will bring milder air with it and it largely ends up as rain.'
The forecasts come as the weather takes a turn in Scotland and northern England, with temperatures dropping well below freezing in Inverness, Aberdeen and Wick overnight.
The latest weather maps show the UK could be hit by 12 days of snow, with the Met Office issuing a warning that temperatures could be set to get colder over the rest of the month.
Temperatures will hover around 6C (43F) to 7C (45F) across most of the country today, although strong winds of more than 50mph will make it feel colder.
But they will fall below freezing in the North East and Scotland tonight, with up to four inches of snow expected in parts of the country tomorrow.
Hannah Price, 52, was standing in her Lincolnshire garden enjoying the sunset when she noticed a bizarre square shape in the cloud Hannah Price, 52, was standing in her Lincolnshire garden enjoying the sunset when she noticed a bizarre square shape in the cloud
The latest weather maps show the UK will soon be hit by 12 days of snow, with the Met Office issuing a warning that temperatures could be set to get colder over the rest of the month. Pictured: The sunrise in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, this morning
Forecasters warned that most areas in Wales would between 40 and 60mm of rainfall on Sunday, with flooding of some homes and businesses said to be 'likely'Hannah Price, 52, was standing in her Lincolnshire garden enjoying the sunset when she noticed a bizarre square shape in the cloud yesterday.
Quickly grabbing her camera, the holistic health worker snapped a few photos and shared them on social media last night.
Speaking about her photo, Ms Price said: 'I took the photo from my garden; I had just gone out to look at the sunset. The shape held throughout dusk with the light in the surrounding clouds gradually changing colour.
'It was so fascinating, and I couldn't figure out how it was happening so I took the photo to see if anyone could explain it.
'A few people on Facebook suggested it might be part of a crepuscular ray cut off by clouds moving across at different levels. The response has been really positive, lots of likes.'
The bizarre image came as forecasters warned that most areas in Wales would between 40 and 60mm of rainfall on Sunday, with flooding of some homes and businesses said to be 'likely'.
There is also expected to be significant disruption to bus and train services.
Scotland is expected to see more snow in the coming days after flurries on Wednesday night left coverings in higher spots as deep as four inches.
A spectrum of pastel colours as cloud formations above the River Thames are illuminated at dawn by the rising sun near Gravesend in Kent this morning
Pictured: The sun rises over the farmers fields brining with it colourful skies in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, this morning
The weather took a turn in Scotland and northern England, with temperatures dropping well below freezing in Inverness, Aberdeen and Wick overnight. Pictured: The sunrise in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, this morning
While the new snow should have been a boon for skiers, the accompanying wind and transport issues caused additional headaches.
Glencoe Mountain Resort tweeted: 'Snow coming in thick, but also fast with high wind, so the chairlift is on wind hold.'
One photograph taken outside Balsporran Bed And Breakfast, in Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire, showed a walker wading through a hip-high drift.
Heart of Argyll twitter account said people living near Loch Fyne 'woke to a couple of thunder claps as a hail storm passed' early yesterday. Road maintenance firm BEAR Scotland said it had 24 gritters out across trunk roads in the North-West of Scotland alone.
Clackmannanshire Council said that travellers in the region had to cope with 'challenging driving conditions', with sleet falling in Alloa and snow lying in Muckhart. A number of golf courses across the country put messages online saying that they were closed.
There were also problems for pedestrians, with ice making many pavements slippery.
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