The Met Office forecasts that temperatures across the UK will stay below 10C on Thursday, with snow settling in some areas. Daytime temperatures are expected to be colder than Wednesday, with a brisk northerly wind making it feel chillier.
Overnight lows and wintry showers
Overnight temperatures have dropped as low as -6C in rural areas this week, with similarly cold conditions expected this evening. In the Met Office's afternoon video forecast, meteorologist Alex Burkhill said overnight showers in northern parts of Scotland will bring a "wintry element" with "some sleet, some snow, some hail" quite likely. The snow is expected over "modest higher ground", with "some settling over the higher roofs", he added.
These wintry showers are expected to continue throughout the day, with outbreaks of rain impacting some areas further south of Scotland.
Thursday's outlook
Mr Burkhill continued: "Through the day we continue with a brisk northerly flow, continuing to pile in some showers across Northern Ireland and eastern parts of England - but most frequently across northern and north-eastern parts of Scotland. They will still be wintry at times over higher ground, and some hail quite likely too."
He added: "Elsewhere, despite the fact there will be a lot of bright sunny weather and plenty of autumn blue skies, there is going to be a chilly feel with temperatures down a couple of degrees compared to Wednesday, and down compared to average. And always feeling colder where you are exposed to that brisk northerly wind."
The Met Office temperature map for Thursday afternoon shows every area below 10C, with 9C in Norwich, Belfast and Plymouth, 8C in London, Southampton and Hull, and 6-7C elsewhere at around 4pm.
End of the day and BBC forecast
"The showers will continue in those northern and eastern parts through the end of the day on Thursday. Most places though having a dry night, with lots of clear skies," Mr Burkhill explained.
BBC Weather forecasters say tomorrow will be "largely dry and cold" with "plenty of sunshine", with blustery conditions and scattered showers in northern Scotland, plus the odd shower in Northern Ireland and along North Sea coasts. The BBC Weather forecast adds: "Friday will be a mainly dry and cold day with plenty of sunshine, but the far north of Scotland will see showers and a little rain. Longer spells of rain move into north-west Scotland on Saturday, but it will be drier elsewhere with sunny spells and variable cloud."
