Snow to hit Lancashire this week as temperatures drop to -3C

Lancashire is set to be hit by snow later this week with temperatures feeling as low as -3C in some areas.

Bitterly cold days, frosty nights and a windy weather warning lie ahead with gusts of up to 50mph, or up to 80mph in coastal areas.

Forecasters say that although flurries of the white stuff are expected in most regions, it is unlikely to settle.

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The Met Office predicts that northern parts of the UK will be hardest hit by the snow, with “heavy and wintry showers” expected across the region.

The freezing temperatures are also expected to last for around 10 days.

Met Office forecaster Oli Claydon told the Mirror last night: “We’ve got a relatively settled day, the change really starts from tomorrow (November 24) when we’ve got a cold front moving into the north west from this evening.

“This will sink sound across the UK through Wednesday, bringing cold weather behind it with temperatures dropping off this week.

“The highs and lows this week will be around 11C in Cornwall, and then going down to -2C in Scotland.

“As the cold front sinks south, the over night temperatures could sink to -4C, and even as cold as -6C in Scotland.

“Through Thursday expect to see some showers, you might see some snow falling , although that is not unheard of in Scotland this time of year.

“There are a couple of wind warnings through Thursday and Friday, with gusts up to 80mph.”

It comes after a yellow weather warning for wind was issued covering most of the UK this weekend.

There is “potential for a spell of very windy across much of the UK” on Saturday, according to the forecast

The warning is in place for most of the UK – apart from the south east of England – from midnight to 6pm on Saturday.

A yellow warning is also in place for parts of Lancashire, Cumbria, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Friday evening.

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