“Bloody hell, it’s cold init,” will no doubt be echoed up and down the country today, with temperatures plummeting as we head into the festive period.

And it’s only going to get colder as the Met Office has issued Brits with a snow warning, starting from tomorrow (30 November).

Last night (28 November), temperatures plunged as low as -7.2C as parts of Scotland, Northumberland and Yorkshire have already been hit with snow.

The rest of the UK are now being warned to brace themselves for more snow and ice, amid the plummeting temperatures.

Daytime temperatures are expected to drop to single-digit figures this week and night temperatures are predicted to stay below freezing for large parts of England and Scotland.

A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “Showers, wintry in places, will continue to affect northern and eastern Scotland and eastern England through Thursday evening and overnight into Friday morning.

“These are likely to fall onto frozen surfaces allowing icy patches to form.

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“From approximately the Humber northwards, showers will often fall as snow inland, with up to 2cm possible in places, and perhaps as much as 5cm over high ground.

“Further south, any snow accumulations are more likely to be restricted to higher ground.”

They added: “Spells of snow may develop over hills, especially parts of Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor, Blackdown Hills and Exmoor during the early hours of Thursday before petering out later in the day.

“The highest parts of Dartmoor and perhaps Bodmin Moor may see 5-10cm of snow with some drifting in strong easterly winds.

“Elsewhere, accumulations are likely to be relatively small, perhaps 1-3cm at most, and mainly in areas inland and above 100-200m. In addition to this, icy patches may also develop on untreated surfaces.”

Now, this is where it gets interesting as Ladbrokes’ latest betting odds for snow to fall anywhere in the UK on Christmas Day are 1/2.

They predict that Edinburgh and Newcastle are the ‘most likely destinations to see snow’.

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But before you get excited, the Met Office has urged people to take this prediction with a ‘pinch of salt’.

Met Office spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said: “Christmas is still a month away, so it is impossible with this lead time to have any confidence in a detailed forecast.

“There is often a fine line between who sees snow and who sees rain. Sometimes just a fraction of a degree Celsius change in temperature can make the difference between rain or snow falling, making forecasting snow weeks in advance extremely difficult.

“The definition of a white Christmas most widely used is for a single snowflake to be observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25.

“Therefore, snow falls ‘somewhere’ in the UK for more Christmas days than not. But widespread snow falling and lying on the ground is rather more infrequent.

“For widespread and substantial snow on the ground on Christmas Day we have to go back to 2010.”

The Northern Lights are a spectacle of nature that continues to fascinate millions around the world – and the UK are in for an absolute treat – as there happens to be a ‘good chance’ of visibility this weekend.

Also known as the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights are one of the most unique wonders of the world.

The natural phenomenon is the result of a ‘coronal mass ejection’, which the Met Office explains is the large expulsion of plasma from the sun’s corona.

When these energised particles hit our atmosphere, it creates the aurora.

“Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are huge bubbles of coronal plasma threaded by intense magnetic field lines that are ejected from the Sun over the course of several hours. CMEs often look like huge, twisted rope, which scientists call ‘flux rope,'” NASA added.

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Now, taking to X (Twitter) earlier today (10 November), the Met Office provided us with a positive update on proceedings.

They said: “We’re expecting a coronal mass ejection to arrive at Earth later on Saturday or early on Sunday, bringing Moderate to Strong geomagnetic storms. Depending on cloud cover, there’s a good chance of visible auroras in northern areas of the UK later on Saturday night.”

If you want a good view, as always, try and best to head for an area with clear skies, free from light pollution.

The good thing is you don’t need special equipment, as the naked eye is good enough.

The Met Office explained on its space weather site: “From later on 11th Nov until 12th Nov, Minor or Moderate geomagnetic storming is expected to develop due to the arrival of a coronal mass ejection, with a chance of Strong geomagnetic storming occurring.

“There is lower confidence regarding the timing of the peak geomagnetic activity, but with clear skies aurora is likely to be visible overhead across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and similar latitudes during the night of the 11th, with sightings possible as far south as central England and Wales.

“During the following nights reduced geomagnetic activity is expected, with aurora possible across northern Scotland, most likely from the night of 12th Nov onward.”

LADbible has contacted the Met Office for additional comment.

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Billy Teets, the director of Dyer Observatory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, explained more about the phenomenon to Space.com.

“These particles are deflected towards the poles of Earth by our planet’s magnetic field and interact with our atmosphere, depositing energy and causing the atmosphere to fluoresce,” he said.

“Every type of atom or molecule, whether it’s atomic hydrogen or a molecule like carbon dioxide, absorbs and radiates its own unique set of colours…

“Some of the dominant colours seen in aurorae are red, a hue produced by the nitrogen molecules, and green, which is produced by oxygen molecules.”

Many of us are on day two of FOMO. It’s not even FOMO at this point to be honest, it’s pure green envy.

Because despite what the floods of Instagram stories might suggest, not all of us saw the Northern Lights across the UK on Friday (10 May). Or when they appeared again last night.

Thousands of Brits were lucky enough to witness the stunning phenomena without having to jet off to the likes of Iceland.

With the aurora borealis spotted on Friday following a ‘severe’ solar storm and then in some areas again yesterday, you might have given up hope on getting a glimpse.

But don’t start googling flights away just yet, there could be a chance us Brits will see the Northern Lights tonight.

The Northern Lights have been visible in England of late (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Where are the best places in the UK to see the Northern Lights tonight?

According to AuroraWatch UK (a site ran by Lancaster University), there is some likelihood of the spectacle being visible in some areas of the UK tonight.

Although, its alerts have highlighted the likes of the Shetland Islands and the surrounds of Aberdeenshire as possible places to view it.

A spokesperson for the Met Office told Wales Online: “Auroral activity is projected to be heightened again at times across parts of the UK on Sunday night, most likely in northern areas where skies remain clear, with only a slight chance they will be visible with the naked eye across southern regions.”

How likely is it that the Northern Lights will be visible tonight?

Meteorologist and Channel 4 weather presenter Liam Dutton also shared to X on how likely it will be that Brits will catch the Northern Lights again.

“Geomagnetic activity will increase again today, however, as with last night, peak activity may not coincide with darkness,” he explained.

“There’ll also be much more cloud around tonight, with clear spells limited.”

So, that’s not exactly the best news as of course one of the vital things for seeing the aurora is having minimal cloud cover.

The Northern Lights in Whitley Bay. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Dutton added: “So, the chances of spotting the aurora borealis will be reduced somewhat.”

ITV News meteorologist and weather presenter, Chris Page, also said: “Activity is expected to slowly decline, however there is a good chance (cloud permitting) you’ll be able to see it again tonight.”

But as Dutton highlighted, it’s likely we won’t have such clear skies tonight so your chances could be pretty low.

Giving us all FOMO, Brits said seeing the Northern Lights on Friday was the ‘coolest thing ever’ and called it ‘unbelievable’.

And those who did miss it wrote on X: “Twice, I’ve flown to Iceland hoping to see the #NorthernLights but didn’t even glimpse them. Last night, my wife mentioned that they may be visible in the UK. I dismissed this as nonsense and went to bed.

“Delighted to see thousands of photos proving just how wrong I was.”

Well, another trip to Iceland might be on the cards.

The sun’s shining, a bank holiday is finally in sight and the weekends are filled with music festivals, garden parties and picky bits with tinnies in the park.

But while summer might actually be feeling like summer again, Brits going out this weekend (17 and 18 August) are warned to charge their mobile phones.

I know what you’re thinking; who leaves the house for a full day without a strong level of phone battery? But this is more of a safety thing than making sure you’ll be able to film all the big moments for a decent Instagram story.

Despite the sky high temperatures that caught us all out earlier this week, the Met Office has sent out a flood warning – because it wouldn’t be the UK if plans didn’t get ruined by rain, would it?

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And despite Monday being the hottest day of the year so far, a ‘twist’ in the Atlantic jet stream is about to throw a spanner in the works this month, with milder and wetter weather is set to hit, signalling a ‘changeable’ forecast.

It has now issued some advice to UK residents regarding the incoming change in weather.

The advice read: “If you are at risk, take the next two steps to protect your property when you need to: prepare a flood plan and prepare an emergency flood kit. it’s never too late to take action and prepare for flooding.”

It continued: “Check the flood advice in your area to know when and where flooding will happen. Charge mobile phone devices.”

The Met Office further added: “If you are trapped in a building by floodwater, follow these simple instructions to keep you and your family safe: go to the highest level in the building you are in, do not go into attic spaces to avoid being trapped by rising water, only go to a roof if necessary and call 999 and wait for help.”

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The warning has now been issued to residents across the UK, as torrential downpours will hit this week – meaning you might want to pack that poncho if you’re heading to an event this weekend. Or worse, re think your plans.

It looks like the westerly airflow will bring in showers and longer spells of rain in certain areas, as the weather (sadly) returns to numbers that are more typical for this time of year.

The far east and southeast of England held onto their warm conditions and sunshine on Tuesday, as temperatures peaked at 27°C-29°C while the north began to cool down.

It’s about right though, seeing as the highs reached on Monday haven’t been reached since the scorcher we had on 13 August 2022.

Additional words by Joshua Nair.