Warning ‘snow in the mix’ as frontal band hits Britain

The Met Office predicts heavy showers across much of England and Wales, wintry over hills, with clear intervals between allowing patchy frost and fog.

Throughout the weekend, it is forecast to be breezy and cold throughout Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Jo Farrow from NetWeather said: “By Sunday, more of Britain will be drier but still with a fair amount of cloud. The northerly flow could bring further showery rain and hill snow to western Scotland, brushing Northern Ireland down to the Irish Sea.

“There will be an occluded band stretching from Scotland down to the south of France. This appears over the North Sea later on Sunday and might drift towards the east coast of Britain.

“It will feel cold again by day and as another frontal band approaches from the southwest on Sunday night it will come up against the cold air early on Monday.

“That could bring some travel issues for the Monday morning commute with heavy rain and maybe, snow in the mix.”

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Looking into next week, the weather is set to remain unsettled, however temperatures are expected to rise to more average levels for this time of the year.

A Met Office forecaster said: “Most of the rain and showers will be across southern and western regions, with the north and east probably mostly dry.

“From the middle of next week a more widespread dry spell of weather is likely to develop with increasing amounts of sunshine and, following a chilly start to the week, temperatures should rise a little above average for the time of year.

“Some rain will be remain possible at times, though this will be confined to western parts of the UK.”