It’s going to get cold again...

conditions with drifting snow will become an issue at times by Tuesday morning as even colder gales develop and temperatures fall further.”

The weatherman warns: “A spell of unusually zonal cold is on the way to Huddersfield and it looks likely to last through next week and into the following weekend.”

The wintry bombardment will be transported by the jet stream which is speeding towards the UK at more than 230mph and will plunge across most of the country early next week.

Forecasters have said there will be a chance of snow falling in most places with the greatest risk of a covering on the hills in north west England and north Wales.

The bitter snap continues until the end of the week at least with little change forecast.

It will stay unsettled with more showers or persistent downpours, some giving snow.

Periods of wet weather will be punctuated by brighter intervals.

But it will be windy with the greatest risk of severe gales across the north and west.