bitterly cold temperatures are forecast to descend on Britain this week, with snow predicted to fall as far south as East Anglia.
An arctic blast is apparently set to sweep the country in the first big chill of the season.
As winter takes hold, temperatures will dip to minus 9C (15.8F) in northern Scotland while maximum temperatures in London will hover around 2C (36F).
Areas which have been warned to expect "significant snow accumulations" include Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Anglia.
Forecasters said northeast Scotland was expected to experience the heaviest falls, with 20cm (8in) predicted.
Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang said: "As the winds turn more northeast or even northerly, any showers across Scotland are likely to turn increasingly to snow over the hills.
"But snow is also possible even at low levels into Wednesday, with the wintry shower risk extending southwards into northeast England."
By the weekend, the Met Office predicts snow to fall "anywhere in the UK" but eastern areas will experience the heaviest falls.
The colder weather also means frost and icy conditions will be widespread.
While freezing temperatures are set to last well into next week, forecasters have suggested the biting conditions could abate later in the season.
Wrap Up! Early Winter Snowfalls Forecast - Yahoo! News UK
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An arctic blast is apparently set to sweep the country in the first big chill of the season.
As winter takes hold, temperatures will dip to minus 9C (15.8F) in northern Scotland while maximum temperatures in London will hover around 2C (36F).
Areas which have been warned to expect "significant snow accumulations" include Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Anglia.
Forecasters said northeast Scotland was expected to experience the heaviest falls, with 20cm (8in) predicted.
Sky News weather presenter Isobel Lang said: "As the winds turn more northeast or even northerly, any showers across Scotland are likely to turn increasingly to snow over the hills.
"But snow is also possible even at low levels into Wednesday, with the wintry shower risk extending southwards into northeast England."
By the weekend, the Met Office predicts snow to fall "anywhere in the UK" but eastern areas will experience the heaviest falls.
The colder weather also means frost and icy conditions will be widespread.
While freezing temperatures are set to last well into next week, forecasters have suggested the biting conditions could abate later in the season.
Wrap Up! Early Winter Snowfalls Forecast - Yahoo! News UK
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