ARCTIC winds have started to hit the UK, heralding near-freezing conditions which are expected to last for at least a fortnight according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.
A "yellow" severe weather warning of ice has already been issued by the Met Office for today for the North and West coast of Scotland and Northern Ireland, which will head south as the day progresses, by Tuesday extending as far down as Derbyshire.
Rain is expected across the south of England by tonight, with much colder, brighter and showery weather behind the rain.
And as we head into the weekend, Croydon will become cloudier with a greater risk of showers, and snow possible on high ground. It will be cold with overnight frosts.
Heading into next week, the weather is likely to stay unsettled with the possibility of wintry showers increasingly falling as rain.
However by the end of the month, temperatures may return to near normal.
