Plunging temperatures this weekend could see showers turn wintry and bring snow in some areas, the Met Office has warned.

HAIL, thunder and heavy rain are expected to batter Britain over the next few days, the Met Office has warned. Temperatures will plunge over the weekend as a cold front moves across the country.

The Met Office has forecast snow to hit parts of the UK on Saturday as temperatures look set to plunge, warning that this weekend may "bring a brief of winter" across certain areas

A "changeable" period of weather has been forecast by the Met Office

The forecaster has pushed back against dramatic claims of an imminent ‘polar vortex’ bringing widespread snow and freezing temperatures to Britain

Snow is set to make an appearance this weekend as colder, unsettled weather sweeps across the UK.

Britain is braced for a wet and stormy autumn because of what could be the strongest El Niño in a century. The Met Office said the “unprecedented” oceanic heatwave would lead to heavy rain between October and December. El Niño is a powerful natural ...

The Met Office has warned that this weekend may "bring a taste of winter" across certain parts of the UK

Met Office predicts mix of sunshine, gales and heavy rain in the coming days - The forecaster said the next few days will bring a ‘smorgasbord of weather types’