Met Office says snow could fall in some parts of UK this weekend

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Snow could fall in some parts of the UK this weekend after temperatures plunged to minus 7C overnight with more cold nights expected in the days ahead, the Met Office said.

Pyndrum, in Perthshire, Scotland, saw the lowest temperature recorded in the UK on Wednesday night, Met Office spokesperson Nicola Maxey said.

While Goodhurst, Kent, had the lowest temperature in England, with minus 5.6C recorded. “It will be similar on Friday and Saturday night,” Ms Maxey said. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...

just click here to give it a try. “You could see something like minus 5C for somewhere like Aberdeen or northern England, particularly in rural areas. “We had minus 7C in Pyndrum last night, it’s not beyond the realms that we might see something similar, but in the more isolated rural areas.” She said that the weather over the next few days into the weekend would be “cloudier” but with some clearer spells over Scotland, Northern Ireland and Cumbria as we head into the weekend. “Another cold start with some clear skies, and some frost and fog around and some more breaks again in the cloud in places,” she said “And that’s where you’ll see the colder temperatures, although sunnier spells.