Britain weather: Met Office warns snow will fall within hours as temperatures drop to icy 0C… and heavy rain is on the way

SNOW will fall in just hours as temperatures are forecast to drop to a frigid 0C.

The Met Office has warned Brits that the white stuff could take hold in northern parts of Britain this week.

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Figures in the north Scotland This trend is expected to continue to the south coast.

Met Office meteorologists explained: “Clouds and rain will spread across northern Scotland with some snow on the hills.

“Elsewhere it will be mostly cloudy and mild with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.

'Some better spells in the East of England.'

A band of heavy rain will hit most of Britain on Wednesday, but temperatures will be high in the south England It remains milder with maximums of 12 degrees on the southwest coast.

Showers are expected to continue until Thursday morning, with clearing skies in the afternoon.

The southeast coast and northeastern regions will also experience some sunny spells.

A mixture of rain and sunshine is forecast for most Britons on Friday, with showers in England and England Wales.

Conditions are expected to clear in the east on Saturday, with more rain in the west.

Meteorologists are also predicting that a polar frost will hit Britain later this month, with snow reaching southern England on February 21.

It comes after Britons were hit by a Arctic blast bringing yellow snow warnings for Northern Scotland earlier this month.

The mercury fell to -13.8°C in Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands and school closures were reported. Wales, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire And Cumbria.

As much as 8 inches of snow was forecast to fall on higher ground in the warning zone.

Power outages and travel delays were spotted amid the icy conditions.

Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has also issued 84 flood warnings and 302 flood warnings across England.