UK weather: New maps turn Britain blue just three days after 16C scorcher
Brits will endure a signficant shift in temperatures - by as much as 20C - in just three days, weather maps show.
The Mirror told how next Thursday and Friday will be particularly warm - after a cold slump in the coming days.
The mercury is likely to peak at 16C on both days but, by Friday, southern areas will enjoy the warmer weather as wind direction changes suddenly. Metdesk's weather maps show Greater London, Surrey, Hampshire and parts of Essex will see the best of the weather by the end of the week.
But a topsy-turvy outlook on the weekend will eventually see temperatures tumble - to below freezing on the morning of Monday May 6, our next bank holiday.
Metdesk's map for this day shows a picture of blue, representing colder climes as the wind is likely to hurl in from the North Sea. Many will wake to temperatures below freezing and ground frost, notably across north Wales, Cumbria, parts of Northeast of England and most of Scotland.
It'll be as cold as -4C in and around Edinburgh, Metdesk says, which is a huge 20C drop from the 16C highs many in the south are likely to experience just three days prior.
Temperatures exceeded 16C on Wednesday too in Plymouth, Devon, but struggled in the East of England this time with the mercury barely scrapping 11C in Shoeburyness, Essex.
The unsettled weather pattern looks likely to remain throughout May, the Met Office says.
Concerning Friday May 10 to Friday May 24, its website reads: "In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the north and about the same as usual further south.
"Therefore, some spells of wetter weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially southern areas with the driest conditions probably further north. Temperatures probably near average though with some cooler interludes possible. Also worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year."
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