Snow, hail and thunder could hit Britain in the next couple of days before a temperatures are sent plummeting again at the weekend.
The Met Office is expecting a chilly day today for northern England, with heavy rain in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Further south it will be milder and mostly dry, but patchy dry and drizzle further north.
Tomorrow, the south-east will be bright and mild, but wintry showers are expected further north and in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with heavy rain, snow, hail and thunder possible.
In a topsy-turvy outlook for the country, mild weather further south could simultaneously bring the warmest day of the year.
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