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Met Office warns risk of snow as cold snap to bring arctic freeze and ferocious winds
Weather forecasts have warned Brits to prepare themselves for more wet and soggy weather in the upcoming days as an arctic freeze brings horrendous conditions.The Met Office has predicted a higher concentration of rain and ice-cold temperatures as the weekend begins.Senior meteorologist at Netweather, Jo Farrow, said the cold weather would cause "widespread frost" and "wintry showers" across the country.He said: "A cold northerly flow will continue into the weekend with the windchill remaining longest for eastern Britain.""There will be widespread frosts and that north wind will bring wintry showers right down through the UK, most for northern Scotland but a few reaching down into southern Britain.Cold wind will make temperatures feel even colder, with Scotland feeling as cold as -8C.Wales will feel like -4C, while the Midlands will feel as cold as 0C.Met Office forecaster Jonathan Vautrey said: "The general theme is for the weather to be unsettled."There will be a damp and cloudy start to the working week for most, with further outbreaks of rain in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England."There will also be a more persistent band of rain across southern areas".According to WXCharts, Brits are also to be wary of torrential rain and gusty winds.In some areas of the country, regions will be swapped as an influx of rain amongst the ice-cold temperatures are expected.The weather agency predicts that up to 4.2mm of rain could fall as the new week commences.The Met Office reveals the UK could be hit with rain, wind and cooler temperatures over the next fortnight.The long-term forecast for the Met Office reads: "Throughout the weekend, it is likely to be cold for most places, with wintry showers, mainly in the north,
