UK weather forecast – Met Office warns Britain will be colder than ICELAND with snow to hit today in brutal Arctic blast

A YELLOW weather warning as been issued as UK weather charts predict snow will grip country over the next two days.

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is already in place for the far north of the country for today until 10am.

Temperatures are expected to plummet to -4C in the north, while the south will also be hit by sub zero chills with frost expected in many areas.

The cold weather will cause 12C tomorrow and by Thursday, many will be seeing highs of just 6 or 7C.

Britain is set to be colder than Iceland where there are temperatures of 8C in Reykjavik.

Meanwhile, Charts by weather forecaster WX show snow showers moving in from later today and will continue overnight, with the north of the country getting hit first before the cold front moves southwards.

The return to wintry conditions comes after the UK saw temperatures over 20C in places over the last 10 days.

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