UK snow radar: The cold air is expected to sweep in from Iceland (Image: WXCHARTS)
It said: As we head into mid-March, high pressure will likely begin to ease and head even further west, too far away to influence our weather. As it moves away, a trough of low pressure will develop over western Europe, keeping things unsettled and quite changeable. Temperatures and precipitation will likely be quite variable throughout the week as Atlantic weather fronts frequent the country. Warm fronts should be able to tap into sub-tropical Atlantic air from near the Azores, leading to some mild, spring-like days.
UK snow forecast: Temperatures could drop as low as -10C in Scotland in March (Image: WXCHARTS) This will keep things colder and drier than normal, but there is still some uncertainty on the position of the high. If conditions line up perfectly, as they did in early February, we could see a return of a very cold easterly blast. It s still too early to call at this time, but we will monitor the pattern closely for any signals of a return of the Beast from the East .
The BBC forecast added polar air could linger in the UK until early March, before statring to ease.
UK weather forecast: Maps show wintry conditions pushing over from the Atlantic (Image: WXCHARTS) Tonight outbreaks of rain push northeastwards across England and another area of rain extends over the west of the UK. The northeast stays drier. Windy, particularly in the northwest where gales are likely by the morning.
Temperatures could plunge to sub-zero lows of -3C in Central Scotland on Thursday, according to WXCHARTS latest models.
England is likely to be slightly warmer on the same day, as northern regions including Manchester and Leeds could see 5C.
UK weather forecast: Temperatures could plummet in Scotland this week (Image: WXCHARTS)
| UPDATED: 11:29, Mon, Feb 15, 2021
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The recent cold spell is expected to ease over the next couple of days, where the UK will bask in temperatures that are above average. But a fresh deep freeze is predicted to strike by the end of the week and linger until early March as temperatures stay in single figures in northern regions. The latest weather models from WXCHARTS show temperatures plummeting later this month, with Scotland bracing for ferocious lows of -8C as cold northerly winds sweep over from Scandina