{"id":21554,"date":"2025-04-15T08:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/21554\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T08:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:54:13","slug":"easter-snow-to-hit-britain-with-temperatures-plunging-to-3c-as-unexpected-arctic-freeze-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/21554\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter SNOW to hit Britain with temperatures plunging to -3C as unexpected Arctic freeze strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

An icy brush with the Arctic will plummet summer-like temperatures to winter lows with a dusting of snow forecast for Easter.<\/p>\n

Gardeners and farmers are warned thermometers dipping to -3C overnight threaten damaging frosts.<\/p>\n

The chilly forecast comes after the mercury topped 24C at the weekend bringing the warmest day of the year so far.<\/p>\n

But a stark turnaround will bring a shock to the system as Britons are warned to swap t-shirts and sun cream for winter coats.<\/p>\n

\"Snow\"\/<\/p>\n

Parts of Britain are expected to see snowfall in coming days<\/p>\n

PA<\/p>\n

Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: \u201cIf the skies are clear overnight, there will be a risk of frost over the weekend with the weather taking a much cooler, or even colder, turn.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be some very cold nights ahead, and although there is still some warmth in the forecast over the next few days, the further north you are, there is a risk of a return to cold conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, in contrast to the week we have just had, there is not going to be the rise in temperatures during the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The run-up to the Easter holiday will be fraught with heavy rain and the risk of stormy conditions, experts warn.<\/p>\n

High pressure responsible for the early taste of summer will be given the boot by cyclonic Atlantic lows.<\/p>\n

A battle between high and low pressure will rage into the second half of the month, keeping meteorologists scratching their heads over the late spring forecast.<\/p>\n

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\"Weather<\/p>\n

Cold comes down from the north<\/p>\n

NETWEATHER<\/p>\n

While Easter is looking chilly, high pressure could return to bring some relief from the rain, according to the Met Office.<\/p>\n

Meteorologist Honor Criswick said: \u201cThere is an indication of high pressure, but it depends where that high pressure sits as to what kind of weather we get.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is really going to depend on what happens over the next week or so when we see that change from those unsettled conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is an indication that something more settled is on the way for the Easter Weekend with something a bit more unsettled before that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scotland and northern England will be in the firing line over Easter for the worst of the cold snap.<\/p>\n

\"Weather<\/p>\n

Scotland and the north of England are most at risk of seeing snow<\/p>\n

NETWEATHER<\/p>\n

Temperatures in the Glens and Highlands will dip to between freezing and minus three under clear, overnight skies.<\/p>\n

Winter will make a late comeback in parts with a flurry of snow expected over high ground in the most exposed regions.<\/p>\n

Jason Nicholls, lead international forecaster for AccuWeather, said: \u201cAfter a cooler and wetter week, temperatures will fall to just near or below average for the time of year.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly in the week, there will be a risk of showers and across the hills, these could be wintery.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile a wetter and cooler week is expected overall, there are no indications of any significant storms.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An icy brush with the Arctic will plummet summer-like temperatures to winter lows with a dusting of snow…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,712,2462,16,15,1764,741],"class_list":{"0":"post-21554","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-snow","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-wales","19":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114341142035925698","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}