‘Risk of snow’ for parts of Britain as temperatures plummet to -4C in post-Storm Bert freeze

And while the winds and rain have subsided, the UK will take a battering again in the coming days, this time in the form of bitterly cold temperatures.

Weather charts from forecaster WXCharts, which use data from MetDesk, predict that the mercury will plummet to below freezing across many regions across the UK.

Scotland will see the lowest chills, with -4C forecast in the Highlands, whilst Newcastle will also see a bleak -1C on Wednesday.

As the festive period draws closer, frosty conditions will continue, with the Met Office warning of a “risk of snow” across swathes of the UK.

In their forecast for December 9 to December 23, the weather forecaster said: “The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK. However as we move further into December there are signs that it will become less settled with west or northwesterly types preferred.

“These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north. These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. Temperatures generally close to average through the period.”

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A series of snow and ice alerts were put in place across the country last week, as flurries fell across the country.

Travel routes were heavily disrupted in some areas, with many trains cancelled and roads closed. At Newcastle Airport, flights were disrupted due to the heavy snow.

The last snow warning, an amber alert which covered parts of Yorkshire and north east England, finished at 9am yesterday.

Approaching the weekend, the Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “We’ll see two to four hours of heavy snow across parts of northern England and Scotland during Saturday morning.