Weather in Britain: Snow will fall within days as icy cold hits Britain, bringing strong winds and heavy rain

SNOW will fall in a few days as a bone-chilling cold hits Britain, The Met Office has warned.

Wetter and windy conditions could be in store for Britain after unsettled weather hit the country.

More snow could be on the cards after the white stuff hit last month, as it did in CumbriaCredit: Jordan Crosby

Icicles hang from a bridge at Killhope slate mine in County Durham in JanuaryCredit: PA

It comes like the Norwegian explosion of Storm Ingunn brought winds of 170 km/h to Britain – because warnings about 'danger to life' led to chaos on the track and in the flights.

And the With office some have said that now snow could be expected later in the week.

The chance of 'hilly snow' increases between Saturday 3 and Monday 5 February, meteorologists said.

The Met Office's five-day forecast said: 'Often windy with isolated rain, especially in the north and west.

“It will be briefly colder in the north this weekend, with some snow on the hills, otherwise mild. Clearest in the east.”

Forecasters predict that Britons will start the day chilly, but it will be a mainly dry day with gentle winds and some sunshine.

But those in the north can expect windy conditions with isolated showers.

Overnight there is likely to be cloud and hill fog in the east, with scattered light rain or drizzle over the western hills, especially in the north.

Britons battled wet and windy conditions yesterday after the Norwegian Meteorological Institute named Storm Ingunn.

A wind gust of 170 km/h was recorded at the top of Aonach Mor, a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, yesterday morning.

Motorists are urged to stick to main roads, keep a firm grip on the steering wheel and leave plenty of room on either side car and avoid wind tunnels between trees and buildings.

More than 40 train services were canceled inside Scotland Yesterday, ferry company Carmac canceled all its services.

Meanwhile, a Cargolux freight plane bound for Glasgow Prestwick Airport was diverted Manchester yesterday due to safety concerns after experiencing high winds.

Met Office expert Grahame Madge told The Sun: “The biggest impacts from Storm Ingunn, named by the Norwegian Met Service, will affect the Faroe Islands and Norway.

“As the main core of this low pressure system moves well towards northern Britain, parts of Scotland and the north England provide wind warnings for impacts associated with Storm Ingunn.

“We have already seen some strong gusts of wind, but the biggest impacts are expected in Scandinavia.”