BRITAIN will be colder than Sweden as a 1,000 mile-wide -5C ‘Russian chill’ from Monday threatens the coldest start to May for 25 years.
Widespread frost even for the South and the odd snow flurry in the North is forecast this week, as the weather goes “into reverse” after the 23C Easter heatwave.
A seven-day cool burst will see winter’s surprise sting in the tail last into the May Bank Holiday weekend.
Brits will swap shorts for coats as northeasterly windchill makes 11-16C highs for most feel like just 9-14C this week. London could be the exception some days at 17C.
-5C nights are on the cards in the North, with -2C even in parts of the South.
A night falling below 1.8C at Heathrow would be the coldest May temperature at the airport since 1997, data used for Met Office records shows.
Britain will be colder than 3C nights in Stockholm, Sweden. But at least it will be mainly dry, with a mix of cloud and sunny spells.
Read our UK weather blog below for the latest forecasts and updates…
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