BRITS are set to be battered by 60mph gales and heavy rain today after a freezing fog overnight.
There will be a frosty start to the day across large parts of Britain before the jet stream sweeps north, bringing milder but unsettled weather our way.
MeteoGroup forecasters warned that many will be affected by strong winds and rain tonight.
Wintry showers will also develop in northern Scotland.
Met Office forecaster Mark Wilson said: “Starting from Tuesday there will be many areas of dry and bright weather, as well as some freezing fog lingering through the start of the week.
“Tuesday will start dry and end up wet for much of the UK, with a band of wet weather coming in from the west.”
WIND AND RAIN FORECAST
Forecaster Simon Partridge said that milder weather will be accompanied by strong rain and gales starting today as the jet stream moves north, driving wet and windy weather our way.
“We could see up to 50mph across the west coast of Scotland tonight and even to the east of Scotland through to the early hours,” he said.
“On Friday, we could see 40-50mph around the coast 30-40mph inland.
“There’s the potential even for 60mph – but we’ll have to see as it goes.
“If it did get to that level we would have to issue wind warnings, which is currently not projected.”
Flood alerts were issued throughout the South West as heavy rain swept in today after days of ice and snow in many parts of the UK.
The north will see a dry and bright morning but this will turn wet and windy from the the west through the day.
RETURN TO MILDER WINTER
Freezing fog and gales aside, temperatures have been returning to normal for February, with up to 11C expected in the South West, up to 9C in the South East and Midlands and 6C in Scotland.
Mr Partridge added: “It is definitely back on track in terms of temperature, where they should be for the time of year, back to a more traditional UK winter for at least a week.
“The rest of the week is just more unsettled weather.”
The warmer temperatures come after a low of minus 11.7C was recorded at Chillingham Barns in Northumberland in the early hours of Sunday morning, the Met Office said.
But while it was the coldest night of the year so far in England it was not as cold as parts of Scotland, where temperatures fell as low as minus 12.6C at Braemar in the Highlands.
VALENTINE’S DAY FREEZE
But the warmer spell ahead won’t last for long, as forecasters warned Britain is set to be hit with a -16C Valentine’s freeze too cold for gritters and yet MORE heavy snow.
February 14 could be the coldest weather for NINE years as icy conditions return.
Forecaster Simon Partridge said: “We’ve got a lot more winter to get through. Most forecast models agree temperatures will dip again from around February 14 onwards.”
The wintry conditions are expected to continue into the half-term break from February 18.
Forecasters warned that the Atlantic low pressure systems will track further to the south, bringing slightly wetter conditions across the UK.
The Met Office warned: “There is the possibility that frontal systems may bring wintry hazards, particularly if a more east or northeasterly flow develops. Temperatures overall around the average.
They added: “We spent last week on the cold side of the jet stream. It’s going to be much milder this week as the jet stream moves north, driving wet and windy weather our way”.
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