The UK is set for a frosty weekend accompanied by cold air from the Arctic, the Met Office has said.
Forecasters have warned that more wintry conditions and chilly weather will mean most people in the UK will be needing their coats over the next couple of days.
Cloud cover on Friday night has also largely ruled out a repeat of the spectacular aurora borealis that was spotted over parts of the country on Thursday evening, the Met Office added.
Saturday is set to be the wettest day of the weekend, particularly for parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, according to the forecaster.
The rain will be pushed into areas in northern England throughout the afternoon with showers and sunny spells expected elsewhere.
Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said: âFor everyone weâre going to be feeling rather cold.
âOver the last day or so we have drawn in quite a bit of cold air from the Arctic and that is sort of staying with us right throughout the weekend, so most of us will need a little bit of a coat on around at times.â
On Saturday, highs of around 7 to 8C are expected in parts of Scotland, 12C in northern England and Northern Ireland, with southern England forecast to enjoy the warmest temperatures of up to 16C, he added.
Sunday morning will be off to a chilly start with temperatures as low as -4C to -6C in some sheltered parts of Scotland with frost possible in rural areas in northern England, Northern Ireland and Wales, according to the weather service.
Temperatures in southern England are forecast to be between 7 to 10C that day, considerably lower than the October average of around 15C.
Scotland will also be colder than usual, with temperatures of around 5 to 6C, around half of what is expected or this time of year, the forecaster added.
Mr Vautrey continued: âFor everyone, whilst it will be drier than Saturday, it is certainly going to be feeling quite, quite cold out there spots sunshine around at times.
âThe best of the brightness is going to be further towards the east â eastern Scotland, eastern England, with cloud generally building from the west as we head throughout the day and there is the potential that we do start to see a little bit more rain arrive for Northern Ireland into the evening period, and that sort of heralds return to slightly more unsettled conditions as we head into the start of the new week.â
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