Brits are set to enjoy some rare sunshine tomorrow (November 11) – before the nation is battered by snow.
A mega eight hours of dawn-to-dusk rays will see an 800-mile wide “blue sky window” delight millions, lifting the gloom after two weeks of miserable grey skies.
And forecasters expect four days of long sunny spells until Thursday as fresh high pressure moves in from the Atlantic.
But people will still need to wrap up warm with snow and bone-chilling -4C temperatures on the way.
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A Met Office forecaster said: “Good news – here comes the sun!
“Cloud in the South will clear for plenty of sunny spells for many on Monday, with Tuesday also bright.”
The daytime temperatures are set to be around 9-11C for most of the UK at the start of the week with frost at night in some areas.
But an “Arctic outbreak” from the weekend threatens snow at lower levels in the North which will see temperatures plunge to highs of 6-8C in the day.
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And the mercury could go down to zero degrees in the South at night and -4C in the North.
BBC Weather said: “From the weekend is likely to see northerly winds, with an Arctic outbreak seeing a sharp drop in temperatures to below average.
“Showers could turn wintry even to lower levels.”
The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze added: “A mix of rain, sleet and snow is expected in the North.”
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Elsewhere, the UK is bracing itself for 132 hours of snow, according to weather maps.
The data predicts snowfall across northern Scotland, around the Scottish Borders and parts of Newcastle at 6am on Sunday (November 17).
According to WX Charts, the snow will spread down North East coastal regions and into parts of the Midlands by 6pm the same day.
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