People have been out and about enjoying the sunshine and crisp weather (Picture: Shutterstock)
Temperatures dropped below zero across the UK overnight with a low of -2.7C° recorded in Yorkshire – but warmer temperatures are on the way.
The Met Office has said this weekend will see temperatures reach the high teens and even twenties, with some areas to see warmth of 23°C soon.
Widespread frost overnight on Thursday saw all four countries of the UK plunging below zero degrees Celsius and temperatures getting as low as -2.7C° in Topcliffe in North Yorkshire.
The weather service said it is the earliest the south of Wales has seen frost in September since 2019.
Jason Kelly, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: ‘The cold Arctic air we have been experiencing will be replaced with warmer westerlies over the weekend.
‘High pressure will bring fine weather to the south, but there is an area of low pressure to the North West, which will push some weather fronts across Scotland and Northern Ireland, bringing rain and thicker cloud.
The weather is warming up again, slowly (Picture: Alamy)
‘It will also be windy across northern Scotland, especially on Saturday.’
On Sunday, that front will move southeast, bringing cloud and patchy rain to parts of the northern England and Wales but clear and sunny spells either side of this front, dry in the south but with some showers in the north.
The warmer temperatures are expected to stay around into next week, with the weather likely to be dry for many – with some areas, including London, possibly hitting 23C.
Deputy chief meteorologist David Oliver said: ‘In the wake of the front on Sunday, high pressure then builds, bringing fine and dry conditions to most parts of the UK for much of next week.
‘If any rain develops it is expected to be confined to the extreme northwest of Scotland on Monday and Tuesday.’
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