Unseasonably cold conditions and snowfall in the East of England are expected in the coming week, as the UK experiences a cold snap. This week, the Met Office said that high pressure is building over Scandinavia, which is set to prevent low pressure from the Atlantic from bringing more of the blustery, wet weather we have seen in recent weeks.

A yellow ‘Be Aware’ warning is in place over the east of the country, which will last into Friday and could lead to icy conditions.

Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris said, “The band of cloud and rain close to eastern areas… will continue to slow and eventually come to a halt, before returning slowly west as a much weakened feature. It will be generally cloudy within this area at first, although brighter, sunnier conditions will develop in the east and north-east later this week as the front weakens and clears”.

The high pressure will bring easterly winds which will force temperatures down across the country, especially in the east. Dan Harris said from Wednesday, widespread frosts will develop over much of he country, and daytime temperatures will struggle to get above 5oC, though wind chill will make it feel colder.

Dan added, “Snow showers are expected to increasingly affect eastern areas of England and Scotland towards the latter half of the week, which may also spread to some central and western areas by the weekend, although by this time a messy mixture of rain, sleet and snow is more likely. Current indications are that once the east to south-easterly winds set in they will most probably last well into next week, although a gradual upturn in temperatures looks likely.”