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Britain is set to be hit by a mini 'Beast from East' this week as cold air from Scandinavia sends temperatures plummeting.

Wintry showers will batter parts of the UK over the next couple of days bringing an end to the unseasonably warm conditions this November.

The mild southerly winds are being replaced by bitter air from northern and eastern Europe with daytime temperatures dropping to around 5C (41F), and the mercury falling to -5C (23F) in some areas overnight.

But forecasters warn that it could feel even colder because of the wind chill. They have not ruled out the chance of sleet, ice and some light snowfall in parts of the country - and there could even be thundersnow.

Umbrellas were up in York this morning as temperatures plummet across the UK from today with wintry showers expected to hit most areas over the next couple of days

A walker makes the most of the blue winter skies along the Dorset coast at Arne yesterday before the temperatures drop from today

Frost was seen in the Highlands of Scotland this morning. Temperatures are set to plummet to 5C this week

Weather maps for the UK for today (left) and Tuesday (right) show large swathes of cold air blowing in from the east

Steven Keates, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: 'It's going to be colder than what we've been used to, obviously, considering it's been balmy and mild as a whole.

'There's going to be a day by day cooling off, with each day getting cooler than the previous. 

'There will be some cloud and showers, but the biting wind will make it feel even colder than it is, particularly in the east.

'West is best in terms of the weather this week.  There could be some snowfall in the more mountainous areas, the peaks, but we shouldn't expect too much disruption.' 

Met Office graphics showing wintry showers hitting much of the UK tomorrow (left) as temperatures plummet to 5C, and the conditions on Wednesday, right, as temperatures hover around 6C

From London to Newcastle an easterly Scandinavian chill will bring temperatures of just six or seven degrees nationwide with most of the country experiencing wintry showers tomorrow

Britain experienced its last bit of winter sunshine yesterday (Pictured: Corfe Castle in Dorset) before temperatures plummet and Scandinavian winds bring a bitter cold snap

Atmosphere instability and thundersnow

Thunder and lightning are more usually associated with warmer climates but under certain conditions they can occur in cold ones too. 

Thundersnow starts out like a summer thunderstorm - the sun heats the ground and pushes masses of warm, moist air upward, creating unstable air columns. 

As it rises, the moisture condenses to form clouds, which are jostled by internal turbulence. Lightning is caused by this rubbing of the clouds against each other - thunder is the sound of lightning but as sound moves more slowly than light we hear it later. 

The tricky part for thundersnow is creating that atmospheric instability in the winter. When it is cold, and particularly in air conducive to snowfall, the lower atmosphere is dry, cold and very stable. 

For thundersnow to occur there needs to be a precise set of circumstances - the air layer closer to the ground has to be warmer than the layers above, but still cold enough to create snow.

When this happens warm air rises, snow falls and thunder, lightning and snow all occur at the same time.

Meanwhile the Met Office said thundersnow was 'not out of the question tomorrow'.

Forecasters said some thunder is likely in the heavy showers, mainly in the South and South East during the morning, but also across central and south-western England into Wales later on.

The greatest chance of seeing some sleet and snow will be over the higher ground of Wales, the Pennines, and Scotland, but some brief sleet is possible to lower levels in the South East in any heavier showers.

And although the areas where the country is most likely to see thunder do not fully coincide with where sleet or snow is likely, the Met Office said some parts 'could see some heavy showers bringing a bit of both for a time'.

Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst added: 'It is noticeable colder today after the balmy weekend and the period of mild weather. 

'Over the next 24 hours most of the country will be hit by a mixture of scattered wintry showers.

'We will have highs of 10C today, 8C tomorrow and 9C on Wednesday before the easterly winds start to be replaced by more south easterly winds, cutting off the colder weather.

'By then, temperatures will be back to around average at around 10C for this time of year. '

Last week Britain basked in an Indian summer with temperatures nudging 18C, higher than Madrid (16C) and Milan (14C).

The hottest November day recorded in the UK was 22.4C (72.3F) in Trawsgoed, near Aberystwyth in mid-Wales, on November 1, 2015. 

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Main photo article Britain is set to be hit by a mini ‘Beast from East’ this week as cold air from Scandinavia sends temperatures plummeting.
Wintry showers will batter parts of the UK over the next couple of days bringing an end to the unseasonably warm conditions this November.
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