TEMPERATURES plunged to as low as -5C overnight in a dramatic shift away from scorching heat felt across the UK last week.
has also now warned that freezing winds and a cold spell will sweep across the country over the next few days, bringing with it chillier conditions.
Overnight, the hamlet of Altnaharra in northern saw temperatures drop to a staggering -4.7C in a “chilly”; start to Tuesday.
Meanwhile in , temperatures their lowest in the village of Shap (-2.7C), while Katesbridge in was a chilly -2.3C overnight.
For , the village of Sennybridge felt the coldest overnight, reaching a low of -2.1C.
This comes just days after Brits in the hottest start to May since records began.
Now, the Met Office has warned that that the UK is to experience a noticeable drop in temperatures as high pressure systems from last week’s weather clash with low pressure ones.
As cold winds come in from the North Sea, temperatures are expected to drop closer to average for this time of year, and perhaps even “a touch below”; this.
Tonight, heading into tomorrow morning, there could be “a touch of frost”; in places, particularly in rural spots, Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan warned.
On Wednesday, he said conditions are expected to be “cloudy with sunny spells”; across much of the UK, with temperatures in the south pushing towards the high teens.
By Thursday, however, it is expected to be “quite a cold day”; as low pressure brings in a northerly flow of chilly wind.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin explained: “The pressure will generally remain high through the next week or so but the temperatures, not so much.
“There is an increasing chance of more showers on Monday, across parts of the east with western areas probably favoured for the sunshine, but those temperatures much closer to average and even a touch below with those winds coming in off the North Sea.
“Some of the models show that low pressure is closer bringing a northerly flow and that would bring quite a cold day on Thursday, so it is going to be a question of where the high and the low sits.”;
This comes just one day after the Met Office warned of a “”; to VE Day celebrations this week.
Brits had to pack away their barbecues after soaking up the 29C sun last week, as bright but brisk weather hit on Monday.
Thesaid temperatures plunged from the near-30s down to the single digits on .
Monday started off at a bitter 3C in Southampton,, and Oxford, while other parts of the UK did not stray too far from these chilly conditions.
Norwich andstood at 5C, while andonly just about bumped their morning temperatures up on Monday to 6C.
