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Monday starts starts with a widespread frost and in the north temperatures have fallen to -5C (23F) overnight. Through the day wintry showers affect eastern coastal counties. This morning thicker cloud brings some showery rain to the south west but it should gradually fade away. In the north west of the UK showers become more widespread and many of them fall as snow across Scotland.

It will be cold. Temperatures range from 2C (36F) in Scotland to 8C (46F) in the south west. See the rain and precipitation type radar for the latest view.

GFS, temperatures, 15:00 GMT Mon 28th January

Tonight heavy wintry showers continue in the north west. Elsewhere it will be mainly dry and a widespread frost develops. Later on it turns cloudier in the west and outbreaks of rain push into south western England by the morning.

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Tomorrow outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow spread eastwards across much of England and Wales. Conditions are marginal, but there is a risk of accumulating snow with several cms possible, especially over higher ground. Rain is more likely on the eastern and southern edges of the area of precipitation. Scotland and Northern Ireland have a mix of sunny spells and wintry showers.

ICON, precipitation type, 18:00 GMT Tue 29th January

Risk of disruptive snow

Wednesday will be cold or very cold in all of the country. There will be wintry showers which could be heavy in the north and west. Frost develops early and late.

During Thursday and Friday an area of low pressure moves in from the Atlantic. Weather fronts associated with it push northeastwards bringing a mix of rain, sleet and snow. Snow is most likely over high ground, as well as in central and northern areas.

By Saturday the low pressure system moves away eastwards into the continent. Cold air returns southwards across the UK and wintry showers develop. The cold conditions last through the weekend but it may turn drier as a ridge of high pressure builds in from the west.

ECM pressure and 500hPa heights, 00 GMT Sat 2nd February

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