UK to be hit with freezing temperatures as low as -3C this weekend due to Arctic blast

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READ MORE: Temperatures set to soar next week with Britain getting one last summer spikeHigh pressure will build across Britain, keeping mild breezes from the Atlantic at bay and blasting the nation with northerly winds.Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “The remains of will Hurricane Danielle move away and allow high pressure to build to the west of the UK.“This will encourage northerly winds to come in, and this is going to affect temperatures by the end of the week.“Temperatures are going to drop quite rapidly and most places will lose a few degrees in the daytime while dropping to single figures overnight.“It will start to feel colder towards the end of the week before this dome of high-pressure stalls across the UK allowing cold air to move across the UK.”The high pressure dome will stretch between Iceland and Spain, and bring the first chilly autumnal plumes to the nation.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “High pressure will build from the west turning things a little bit more unsettled and dragging in cooler air from the north, so we will see temperatures dropping.“It will be cooler than recent nights, but milder in the south under the cloud, and there will be some heavy bursts of rain on Wednesday morning.“There is a lot of dry and at times sunny weather to be had, with the risk of a few showers towards northern parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.”READ NEXT: Meghan 'snubbed' by royal fan in awkward moment at Windsor walkabout Full route of Queen's Lying-in-State procession as fans face 30-hour wait to see coffin Queen was 'absolutely on it'.