Wintry storms heading back to UK as gale-force winds and snow appear on weather radar

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weather front heading towards Britain.The nation looks set to be hit with heavy rain, snow and gales of up to 75km/h (46mph) in the early days of next month, bringing an end to a settled start to spring.Weather forecasts from WXCharts taken from radar data show a large plume of snow sweeping in over Scotland and northern England on Thursday 5 May.

Accumulations of up to 5cm per hour could also land in Northern Ireland, making it potentially the worst affected of all the home nations.High winds of up to 62km/h (39mph) then move across the country on Friday 6 May, while western and northern parts can expect speeds of 75km/h on Saturday 7 May.

The Met Office meanwhile anticipates a more modest phase of changeable weather to see in the new month, with their long range weather forecast from Wednesday 27 April to Friday 6 May reading: "Most areas remaining dry, but showers possible in the north, and later the far south.

Likely to be breezy in the southwest, and the south at times."The national forecaster also expects night-time temperatures to take a dive next week, resulting in some rural frost.This weekend however will be a much sunnier prospect, with "extreme" wildfire warning has been issued as temperatures set to soar to 18C.People have been told to "think twice" before doing anything involving a naked flame while the wildfire risk remains.The warning applies to several regions in Scotland, where warm temperatures and fierce wind speeds mean fires could ignite and spread easily, according to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).The alert is in place until Sunday (April 24) across northern, central and western parts of the country, extending into Monday (April 25) for those in the west.Group commander Keith Langley,.