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Snow Alert As UK Braces For Arctic Blast

The UK is set to shiver this week. While the world celebrates the first month of spring, Britons are set to experience winter all over again. The Met Office is warning of a blast of Artic air hitting parts of the country, with wintry showers in Scotland and the north and up to four inches of snow in some places and temperatures of -5C . The Daily Express reports: Coastal regions and exposed communities are braced for chilling 60mph gales with hail, snow and thunder threatening to pile on the misery. Local authorities have put gritters back out on the roads amid warnings for icy conditions over the next few days. Thermometers are due to plunge to below freezing nationwide as a swathe of bitter Arctic air engulfs the UK. Overnight lows of -5C (23F) are forecast for the north with icy winds making it feel closer to -10C (14F) in exposed regions. Elsewhere will struggle to get much above 9C (48F) or 10C (50F) by day before the mercury drops to around -2C (28F) after sundown. The Met Office has warned of icy gales along the east coast with “frequent snow” and icy roads threatening travel disruption. It said Britain is [...]