"Many Photos" - UK weather forecast – Snow storm chaos gives way to warmer temperatures today as big freeze eases

THE big freeze which has gripped much of the UK will be replaced by rain and wind today as Britain returns to a milder winter, forecasters said.

Snow, ice and plunging temperatures caused treacherous conditions for vast swathes of the UK across the weekend.

Temperatures are due to warm up this week – but there’ll still be plenty of rain in store

A yellow weather warning is still in place across much of Scotland for snow and ice until 12pm today

The big freeze which has gripped much of the UK will be replaced by rain and wind today

After the Met Office recorded the coldest night of the winter so far on Saturday, forecaster Simon Partridge said “things are gradually getting back to normal”.

But a yellow weather warning is still in place across much of Scotland for snow and ice until 12pm today, with up to 6cm expected on higher ground.

“We will see another weather system pushing in from the west and that is going to bring the hill snow to Scotland,” he said.

“Elsewhere it will bring rain and stronger winds across all parts of the UK. That will gradually clear away to the east, with some decent sunny spells developing.

“Apart from south-east England, where that lingers for much of the day, with rain gradually turning lighter, but it will remain cloudy.”

RETURN TO MILDER WINTER

As the country returns to work today he said the mercury could rise to 11C in the South West, up to 9C in the South East and Midlands and 6C in Scotland.

“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

It came 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 for NINE years as icy conditions return after a brief respite later this week.

Over the coming days the mercury is due to creep up as stormy, snowy conditions make way for more typical winter temperatures.

But that won’t last long, as forecasters predict a Valentine’s Freeze will return icy conditions to Britain with lows of -16C, the coldest for nine years.

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.”

A car gets stuck in a ditch near Avebury in Wiltshire on Saturday after snow wreaked havoc on roads across Kent and Hampshire

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A car lies at the side of the A82 road near Tyndrum, Scotland, as the Met Office issued another warning for ice and snow in parts of Scotland

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A car in a ditch near Avebury in Wiltshire today ahead of the -16C deep freeze on Saturday night

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The frozen ponds for the main flight of sixteen locks at the Caen Hill Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Wiltshire remain frozen over in the chill

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