SNOW HERE UNTIL MAY

Big freeze goes

WINTER could stretch into May with another two freezing blasts on the horizon.

Storms dubbed “The Beast From The East: Parts 3 and 4” are set to bring more misery after two Arctic spells paralysed the county.

Easter is already forecast to be a whiteout and another big chill is set to pummel the UK later next month.

Amy Hodgson, of The Weather Channel, warned: “For April we expect temperatures to remain below normal.”

Recent warm conditions have fooled Brits into thinking winter is over.

But the brief sunshine will not last, forecasters have warned.

A Met Office spokesman said the bank holiday will see many stay indoors.

He added: “Temperatures are likely to be rather cold, with an increasing risk of overnight frosts. The most likely scenario currently is a spell of colder than average weather with increased likelihood of overnight frosts and a greater than normal chance of snow showers, especially in the north.”

Last Easter saw the country divided by weather patterns, with sunshine in the south and snow in the north.

Spring swimmers flocked to the southern coast’s balmy conditions – while Blackpool was lashed with downpours.

It has snowed for more days on average in March than it did in December, the Met Office revealed.

A Weather Channel spokesman added: “Brits are actually more likely to see snow during Easter time than they are at Christmas.”