UK braced for sleet and snow

Britain is braced for some freezing temperatures over the next three days, with showers of sleet or snow forecast.

Maximum temperatures on Thursday will be between 0C and 3C over much of the UK, but as high as 5C in places.

But windchill will make it feel significantly colder, meteorologists have warned.

The worst-affected parts of the country could experience "disruptive" snow causing delays on roads and public transport.

Snowfalls are predicted for late on Thursday, with some areas expecting heavy downfalls.

Meteorologist Jeremy Plester said most parts of the country will probably see some snow, with the North East of England, Lincolnshire and the Pennines seeing the largest falls.

He said: "It's reasonably mild at the moment but there's cold air coming from Russia that's going to be moving across the whole of the UK tomorrow."

"There's the potential there for quite a lot of snow."

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