Met Office forecasts every UK region below 10C on Thursday as snow 'settles'

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Thursday is expected to be colder than today, with temperatures struggling to reach double digits anywhere and snow settling in some parts of the UK, according to the Met Office

Met Office forecasters suggest temperatures might struggle to reach 10C anywhere in the country on Thursday.

Overnight temperatures have dropped as low as -6C in rural areas this week, with similarly cold conditions expected this evening too. However, daytime temperatures tomorrow will be chillier than they have been today.

In this afternoon’s Met Office video forecast, meteorlogist Alex Burkhill says overnight showers in northern parts of Scotland later will bring a “wintry element” with “some sleet, some snow, some hail” quite likely. The snow is expected over “modest higher ground”, with “some settling over the higher roofs”, he added.

These wintry showers are expected to continue throughout the day, with outbreaks of rain impacting some areas further south of Scotland.

Mr Burkhill continues: “Through the day we continue with a brisk northerly flow, continuing to pile in some showers across Northern Ireland and eastern parts of England - but most frequently across northern and north-eastern parts of Scotland. They will still be wintry at times over higher ground, and some hail quite likely too.

“Elsewhere, despite the fact there will be a lot of bright sunny weather and plenty of autumn blue skies, there is going to be a chilly feel with temperatures down a couple of degrees compared to Wednesday, and down compared to average. And always feeling colder where you are exposed to that brisk northerly wind.”

The Met Office temperature map for Thursday afternoon shows every area below 10C, with 9C in Norwich, Belfast and Plymouth, 8C in London, Southampton and Hull, and 6-7C elsewhere at around 4pm.

“The showers will continue in those northern and eastern parts through the end of the day on Thursday. Most places though having a dry night, with lots of clear skies,” Mr Burkhill explains.

BBC Weather forecasters say tomorrow will be “largely dry and cold” with “plenty of sunshine”. “Blustery with scattered showers” are on the cards in northern Scotland, with.

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