Cold weather forecast: Northerly winds could sweep towards the UK (Image: WXCHARTS)
The forecast said: From Wednesday onwards this week the weather will turn drier for most with some sunshine as high pressure builds. However, eastern areas may be clipped by some patchy rain or drizzle moving southwest through the North Sea, especially on Thursday. These winds will bring in some colder air from Scandinavia too, but only in the south-east of the UK. High pressure will remain in place throughout the rest of the working week and the weekend, keeping things mostly dry but with plenty of cloud around at times.
This is about a 30 percent chance and has some support from similar setups in the past. One model pushes the expected high pressure centre farther north, which would induce colder north to north-easterly wind flows and bring a risk of wintry showers, mainly to northern and eastern areas but this looks to be a low risk at the moment. More likely, colder air will stay away to the east.
The Met Office also predicted chilly temperatures to grip the nation.
The forecast between Tuesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 25, said: At the start of this period, the weather is likely to begin settling down with high pressure building from the southwest.
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