Weather forecast UK – Snow and ice coming THIS WEEK as Met Office warns of ‘Arctic dome’

SNOW and ice could hit the country THIS WEEK as the Met Office has warned of a 2,000-mile wide “Artic dome” of cold air.

After the first signs of spring as Brits basked in 17C sun in parts of the UK, the weather will turn colder again starting from Wednesday, forecasters have warned.

An Arctic blast is due to bring snow and a sub-zero freeze towards the end of the week.

The mercury will plummet with Scotland, Northumberland, Cumbria, Liverpool and Manchester all set to see snow, according to Netweather.

It has predicted a 30 to 85 per cent chance of the white stuff.

London, Bath and Kent could also see white showers, forecasters have warned.

Temperatures in the South East could hit a low of between -3 and -5C as cold air comes in from the North East.

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