FREEZING weather blighting the UK will give way to warmer temperatures just in time for pub gardens to open, it has been claimed.
After one of the hottest March days on record, Brits were hit by a bitterly cold Easter weekend thanks to a -8C Arctic blast descending on the country.
But things will start looking up by the weekend, with forecasters predicting temperatures will reach 10-11C in London by this Sunday.
That's great news for Brits planning to descend on pub beer gardens from Monday when the latest round of lockdown easing comes into force.
It comes as BBC Weather meteorologist Carol Kirkwood has said the UK could see some "brighter breaks" today amid the wintry showers.
Ms Kirkwood said: "It is a cold and frosty start but there is a fair bit of sunshine around.
"The showers in the southwest are pushing away as some wintry showers across Scotland are coming down the east coast.
"The cloud will build as we go through the day as well so it will be cloudier than it was yesterday but there may also be some brighter breaks.
"Later on in the day, that weather front coming in from the west will bring some patchy rain to Northern Ireland and we will start to see some milder conditions coming our way."
The frosty weather will continue on Thursday, Ms Kirkwood added.
She continued: "Wednesday night there will be some clear spells with some early frost in the west before this cloud moves in.
"It will be bringing this rain across parts of Wales, Scotland and northern England.
"Will be preceded by some snow in Scotland at lower levels. There will be some frost by the end of the night, that is more likely to be in the south and the east."
She added: ""Again, tomorrow a fair bit of cloud around, blustery winds in the north and behind this we can see some snow showers."
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- Dan Keane
SOMERSET SUNRISE
Sunrise at Sutton Bingham Reservoir, Somerset this morning.
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THURSDAY TO BE 'MILDER' – NETWEATHER
Netweather say that tomorrow will be "milder" after a cold snap today.
The forecaster said: “Although not feeling so, Thursday will be somewhat milder.
“But the respite from the cold will be brief, with another less severe blast of Arctic air likely by Friday and into next weekend.”
- Dan Keane
TODAY LOOKING 'A LITTLE MORE DRY'
The Met Office have said that today is looking "a little drier" and "a little brighter" compared to earlier this week.
Met Office forecaster Aidan McGivern said: "The artic air is still with us as we start off Wednesday.
"A cold start for all of us with frost, snow and ice in places.
"But Wednesday is looking a little drier, a little brighter and certainly less windy compared to the last couple of days."
- Dan Keane
SNOWDONIA BLIZZARD
People head off up the track for Mount Snowdonin a blizzard at Pen-Y-Pass as snow and hail hit Snowdonia National Park, in Conwy, Wales.
Credit: LNP - Dan Keane
APRIL COULD BE COLDEST EVER, SAY BOOKIES
This could go down as the coldest April on record, according to Ladbrokes.
Having been a 5/2 shot earlier this week, the bookies have already cut odds to just 7/4 on this going down as the coldest April ever.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Don't be surprised if this month enters the record books for all the wrong reasons as the odds continue to tumble with the temperatures."
- Dan Keane
FROSTY THURSDAY
The frosty weather will continue on Thursday, Ms Kirkwood added.
She continued: "Wednesday night there will be some clear spells with some early frost in the west before this cloud moves in.
"It will be bringing this rain across parts of Wales, Scotland and northern England.
"Will be preceded by some snow in Scotland at lower levels. There will be some frost by the end of the night, that is more likely to be in the south and the east."
She added: ""Again, tomorrow a fair bit of cloud around, blustery winds in the north and behind this we can see some snow showers."
- Dan Keane
BRIGHTER BREAKS
BBC Weather meteorologist Carol Kirkwood has said the UK could see some "brighter breaks" today amid the wintry showers.
Ms Kirkwood said: "It is a cold and frosty start but there is a fair bit of sunshine around.
"The showers in the southwest are pushing away as some wintry showers across Scotland are coming down the east coast.
"The cloud will build as we go through the day as well so it will be cloudier than it was yesterday but there may also be some brighter breaks.
"Later on in the day, that weather front coming in from the west will bring some patchy rain to Northern Ireland and we will start to see some milder conditions coming our way."
- Dan Keane
COLD CRISP START
It's been a cold, crisp start to the morning for most Brits, say the Met Office.
Northern Scotland has seen some snow showers, while it has been largely dry elsewhere apart from the odd wintry shower.
- Dan Keane
MORNING FROST
A heavy frost covers cars early in the morning in Kew, south-west London.
Temperatures are hovering just above freezing in the capital.
Credit: PA
- Dan Keane
CLOUDY DRY EVENING
Tonight will be a largely dry evening with spells of light rain across Northern Ireland spreading into parts of Wales and western Scotland, according to Meteogroup.
Further rain for northern and western areas overnight which will turn wintry across Scotland.
It will be mostly dry elsewhere and some clear spells will develop in the east.
- Ben Hill
MET OFFICE FORECAST FOR TODAY
Most areas dry with sunny spells but also a fair amount of cloud at times.
Early snow showers will become confined to northern Scotland whilst cloud and outbreaks of rain reach Northern Ireland later.
Cold but less windy than yesterday.
- Ben Hill
INDONESIAN MUDSLIDES
The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 119 with scores still missing, officials said Wednesday, as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search.
The village of Lamanele on Adonara island suffered the highest losses with 60 bodies recovered so far and 12 missing. Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills early on Sunday, catching people at sleep.
On nearby Lembata island, the downpour triggered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja sent solidified lava from a volcanic eruption in November to crash down on more than a dozen villages, killing at least 28 and leaving 44 unaccounted for, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency.
Hundreds of police, soldiers and residents dug through the debris with their bare hands, shovels and hoes searching for those buried. On Tuesday, relatives wailed as they watched rescuers pull out a mud-caked body, place it on a bamboo stretcher and take it away for burial.
- Ben Hill
UK OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Cloud and rain will clear southern areas of Friday to leave a mostly dry and bright day with spells of sunshine but there is a chance of a few showers.
Saturday will be dry with sunny spells for most however there is a threat of wintry showers.
Cloud will linger across the south-east bringing rain
- Ben Hill
FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
Tonight:
A largely but cloudy dry evening with spells of light rain across Northern Ireland spreading into parts of Wales and western Scotland.
Further rain for northern and western areas overnight which will turn wintry across Scotland. Mostly dry elsewhere and some clear spells will develop in the east
Tomorrow:
A largely dull day with cloudy skies across the UK with outbreaks of rain across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England which will be heavy across western areas but will turn increasingly showery later.
Further south will be largely dry but cloudy but a few bright spells will develop
- Joseph Gamp
MET OFFICE WARNS OF ANOTHER COLD DAY WITH 'SNOW SHOWERS' TODAY
- Joseph Gamp
US: DEEP SOUTH BRACES FOR TORNADO THREAT AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING WILD WIND GUSTS AND HUGE HAIL
Severe thunderstorms are expected to pummel the south this week as low and high wind pressures converge and could possibly set off a tornado.
States in the heart of the sunbelt are bracing for the threat of a tornado as the weather pattern picks up in the region.
It brings with it jet-stream disturbances that could lead to a tornado, with severe down pours and flash flooding all but guaranteed.
On Tuesday, high pressure winds from the west coast will converge in the low-pressure system in the Plains, pulling in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
This will then trigger major showers and thunderstorms all over parts of the Plains, Midwest and South. The region, which has seen mild temperature and low precipitation rates lately, will likely experience major storms Tuesday night into Wednesday.
- Joseph Gamp
WATCH: UK WEATHER FORECAST – ARCTIC WINDS, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE OVER THE WEAK AHEAD WITH SNOW FOR MANY
UK weather forecast – Arctic winds, not once but twice over the weak ahead with snow for many
- Katie Davis
VERY COLD AND CRISP MORNING EXPECTED
Wintry showers should become confined to northern Scotland, many other parts dry with some sunny spells tomorrow, according to the Met Office.
Quite a lot of cloud by afternoon, however.
Less windy and somewhat less cold.
- Joseph Gamp
SNOW TO CONTINUE UNTIL THIS WEEKEND IN SCOTLAND
Snow is set to continue across Scotland until the weekend as Arctic air maintains its wintry grip on the country.
Oliver Claydon of the Met Office said:”It seems Scotland is stuck in a winter wonderland.
“The Arctic influence will continue to see showers coming in from the north. It will remain Arctic through the weekend.”
- Joseph Gamp
IN PICTURES: SNOWSTORM ON SEABURN PROMENADE IN SUNDERLAND
Beachgoers find themselves in a snowstorm on Seaburn Promenade in Sunderland - Joseph Gamp
THE SUN’S THREE DAY TEMPERATURE CHART
- Joseph Gamp
TONIGHT NIGHT SET TO TO BE THE COLDEST EVENING THIS WEEK
Tuesday night is forecast to be the coldest this week – with the mercury plummeting to -5C in southern and central England in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
In the north of England and into Scotland, temperatures are expected to hover around -6C to -8C.
Wednesday will be a mostly dry day, with temperatures forecast to be around 8C to 10C in the south.
And after snow fell across the UK on Bank Holiday Monday, leading bookmaker Coral now makes this month odds on to be the coldest April since records began at 4-5.
- Joseph Gamp
‘NOBODY IMMUNE TO THE ODD BIT OF SLEET OR SNOW’, SAYS MET OFFICE EXPERT
Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said wintry showers will sweep across Wales, south-west England, and down the east coast during the day.
He said: “Through the afternoon we might even get a few homegrown showers, so really anywhere tomorrow could catch a wintry shower by the time we get to the end of the afternoon.
“Nobody is entirely immune to the odd bit of sleet or snow. It won’t last long and it won’t settle for very long either, but nobody is going to be 100 per cent safe from not seeing anything.”
- Joseph Gamp
CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT… BUT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRAMTICALLY
The Met Office says tonight will be "colder" than it was on Easter Monday.
The weather agency tweeted: "Temperatures will tumble under clear skies tonight
"Turning colder than last night, particularly in the countryside."
- Joseph Gamp
IN PICTURES: SNOW GLISTENS IN THE SUN AT MERRIPIT HILL, DARTMOOR
Snow glistening in the sunshine at Merripit Hill on Dartmoor todayCredit: Mark Shackleton/DevonLive/BPM
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