Met Office gives exact date ‘Arctic blast’ set to hit UK

The first snow has been forecasted

The weather in 2024 has been of a bipolar disposition not knowing whether to bless our isles with glorious sunshine or spite us all with lashing rain.

And even when the skies were blue it rarely covered the whole country and didn't last long.

In recent weeks warm and wet weather has led to turbulent storms and downpours of rain beckoning in the unofficial start of autumn.

Now, the Met Office have warned that the agreeable temperatures are set to end from this week, with the arrival of a severe cold front and have suggested snow could be on the way in some places with mercury hitting freezing.

A Met Office spokesperson told the Daily Mirror that approaching cold weather would bring potential snow fall in the UK.

Of course it's not going to be snowing in your everyday towns like Leamington Spa, but, rather unsurprisingly, far north up in the Scottish highland.

The weather forecaster said: “A cold front sweeping south will introduce Arctic air to the UK, resulting in below average temperatures nationwide this week.

"It’s possible there could be some snow on the very tops of the highest peaks in Scotland. We’re talking above around 800 meters."

However, parts of the north of England will see temperatures hit 0C and temperatures of 3C and 4C across England and Wales.

Despite this, the Met Office anticipates a return in the near future of warmer conditions with the return of rain, wind and stormy conditions on the way.

The forecast between 14 to 21 September says: "It will likely be quite cloudy with outbreaks of rain and potentially strong winds across northwestern areas on Saturday, while somewhat drier and brighter in more southern and eastern parts. By Sunday this wetter zone of weather is likely to sink further south into more central parts, with showers following into the northwest.

"Confidence is low for early next week, but the chance of some rain or showers in places, more especially in the west and northwest, before a trend towards higher pressure building in the vicinity of the UK from midweek onwards, leading to a more blocked pattern thereafter. After a chilly start to the weekend, temperatures will return to near-normal for mid-September, possibly above-average in places from later next week."