Brace yourselves for a chilly snap
TEMPERATURES are set to plunge this weekend as a blast of polar air heads south to Britain.
Met Office forecasters say we can expect a top temperature of just 9C on Sunday, although in reality it will feel more like 4C or 5C when wind is taken into account.
So far, October has felt warmer than normal due to mild weather travelling north from Spain, Weather Channel meteorologists say.
But the weather is set to turn, with wind sending chilly conditions down from the north.
This, the forecasters say, will bring an abrupt change in temperatures.
In the North East, top temperatures will hover between the mid and low teens (11C-14C) between Thursday and Saturday.
But on Sunday, conditions are set to change, with the thermometer dipping into single figures.
The Met Office says we can expect a “dry, sunny but cold Sunday with isolated coastal showers and a northerly breeze”.
Monday will start off ‘bright and frosty,’ the forecasters predict.
A spokesperson for The Weather Channel said: “Over the next few days, an area of low pressure will move from the south of Iceland to Scandinavia by Thursday, pushing bands of rain west to east across the UK and Ireland.
“Temperatures decrease.”
But the cold snap is not expected to last long, with the usual late October temperatures set to return around Halloween.
Dr Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist at The Weather Company, said: “As we head into late October and early November, there is significant uncertainty with regards to the degree of North Atlantic blocking.
“For now, we are playing it fairly conservative and are forecasting a relatively mild November with generally warm and wet conditions across northern and western Europe.
“Looking further ahead, many of the climate models are depicting a very mild start to winter, but we are seeing enough evidence so that we do expect December to be colderthan-normal.
“As we head deeper into the winter, we expect the early colder weather to fade a bit.” will gradually