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On Wednesday morning, weather maps from WXCHARTS quickly turn icy blue as the cold weather front quickly sweeps in across the country. Minimum temperatures are forecast to fall to as low as freezing in Scotland, as well as in the north east and north west of England, and to as low as 3C in southern parts of the country. The mercury will recover throughout the afternoon as minimum temperatures rise to as high as 11C in and around London and the south coast, but barely hitting 2C in sou
The Saharan dust warning comes after a spell of warmer weather across the UK this weekend, with temperatures lifting away from the Baltic winter lows of the past few weeks.
The Met Office tweeted: “Low pressure to our NW is feeding S ly winds into the UK from the Canaries, allowing #Saharandust to be drawn N too.
“The recent satellite image below shows this in red.
“You may notice dust deposits on cars & colourful sunrises/sets next few days.”
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Met Office forecast: Saharan dust plume to hit UK as low pressure ‘feeds’ winds - maps (Image: MET OFFICE/ ZAMG)
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.