UK weather: Cold snap underway with first snow of winter set to arrive - when will it snow & forecast

A cold snap is set to arrive, bringing an end to the Indian summer enjoyed in many parts of the UK this past week. According to the Met Office, the weather will turn much cooler by the weekend with further rain anticipated for the rest of the week and a yellow warning covering large parts of England and Wales. The UK has seen unusually warm weather recently, with highs reaching 25.8 in Kew Gardens, west London on Sunday (October 8) - making it the warmest October day in five years.  However, in the next few days, the north parts of the UK will experience colder conditions, with some snow likely for Scottish mountains, the Met Office said.

The forecasters also said all parts of the UK will turn much cooler by the weekend, with daytime temperatures potentially up to 10C colder than earlier this week across southern England. The first widespread overnight frost of the season is also likely across many central and northern areas over the weekend. Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: “On Wednesday night, there may potentially be some frosts and much colder than average conditions, which might be a shock for northern parts of Britain because we’ve had this relatively warm air across most of the UK. There will be an increasing tendency towards cooler conditions, however in the southern parts of England and Wales we’ve got the prospect of heavy rain coming in.