The swing in the weather comes after forecasters warned a once-in-a-250-year weather event is underway that could bring with it bitter wintry conditions.
Temperatures generally stay a little below the average and nighttime frosts are possible.
BBC Weather s long-range forecast between Sunday, March 6 and Sunday, March 16, warned of low pressure systems from the Atlantic sweeping in by the middle of the week.
The forecast said: We will see the weather pattern change as high pressure declines over Northwest Europe. This will shift away to the west in the Atlantic allowing low pressure systems to move in by Tuesday.
UK storm warning: Temperatures could plunge to sub-zero levels this week (Image: WXCHARTS) This will create a stormy weather by the middle of the week.
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