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Saturday starts dry and frosty in much of the country but there are wintry showers near the east coast. The snow that affected parts of southern England yesterday has moved away but the heavy falls it gave mean further travel disruption is probable.

During the rest of the day wintry showers continue in coastal counties. The heaviest ones will be in the east and some of them push inland at times. They mainly fall as snow and possibly give accumulations in places. Despite that much of the country stays dry and bright, although in the east there will be more cloud.        

It will be a very cold. Parts of the north have an ice day and in much of the south temperatures peak at close to 3C (36F) but in snow less areas they will be a little higher. See the rain and precipitation type radar for the latest view.

GFS, temperatures, 15:00 GMT Sat 2nd February

Tonight a widespread and severe frost quickly sets in. Temperatures in rural areas could fall to between -5C (23F) and -10C(14F) in much of the country. In northern and western areas cloud builds late in the night, but if it remains clear for long enough the Scottish glens could see lows of close to -15C (5F).

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Tomorrow outbreaks of sleet and snow push eastwards across northern areas. Accumulations are expected in places but during the afternoon it should turn drier. Patchy outbreaks of rain are also affect central areas but southern counties remain mainly dry. It will be cold but in the south temperatures should be a little higher than today's. During the night rain and strong winds spread into Northern Ireland and western Britain. 

Meteo France Arpege, rain - snow, 14:00 GMT Sun 3rd February 

Change on the way

On Monday morning a band of wet and windy clears eastwards. Brighter conditions follow but in Scotland further showers bubble up and over high ground they will be wintry. Temperatures generally remain close to the early February average.

Through Tuesday another band of wet weather is expected to push in from Atlantic. Heavy outbreaks of rain develop, but eastern Britain could remain dry until late in the day. It will be milder and in the south and west temperatures could reach double figures. 

The rest of the week brings changeable weather. Temperatures fluctuate between average and above average in much of the country. In Scotland it will be cold enough at times for snow over the hills.

GFS pressure and 500hPa heights, 15:00 GMT Fri 8th February

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