Britain to be colder than St Petersburg this weekend as icy blast rolls in
A week after the hottest day of the year some parts of the UK will see temperatures plummet making it cooler than the Russian city
BRITAIN looks set for a chilly weekend with a blast of frosty weather making most of the country colder than St Petersburg.
Just a week after the hottest day of the year some parts of the UK will see temperatures plummet making it cooler than the Russian city.
Parts of the north of England may even see frost on Sunday morning as the mercury falls by more than 10C.
Following on from the highs of 28C last Sunday the highest temperature Brits are likely to see this weekend is around 16C in London and the south east.
St Petersburg will see highs of 21C on Saturday and Sunday.
Alex Burkill, from the Met Office said: "From Friday it has been fine weather for most people, but the temperatures are going to be closer to average for the time of year, as opposed to the highs of last weekend."
The UK will be the average for May, around the mid to low teens and Mr Burkill added: “On Saturday most places are going to have a dry, bright day, but there will be some showers on the east coast. It will be bright but the temperatures will be cooler for the day.
";Across most of the country temperatures will be around the 11C to 14C mark, with London a little warmer up to 15C.
"It will be pleasant for most people when the sun is out but it will be colder than it was last weekend.
"The sun should be there for most people, but there will be showers around in isolated areas, most likely in the north and the east of the UK.
"There will be some sun around the west and south west and there will be clouds around at times for most people.”
The frosty weather has even played havoc with Britain’s supply of apples.
Bitter Arctic winds brought below-average temperatures, harsh frosts and snow through last month killing blossom on fruit trees.
The cold weather hit just as flowers were beginning to develop on fruit trees threatening this year’s harvest, experts say.
Sean Sparling, vice chairman of the Association of Independent Crop Consultants, said: “Late frosts have affected buds on oil seed rape crops and are likely to have hampered development of some varieties of fruit.
“Apples, pears, cherries - all these things which rely on a good blossom to produce the fruits could be affected.
“Even at the start of the month we were getting down below freezing in some places putting early varieties at risk.”
Mr Burkill of the Met Office added: "For Sunday it will be mostly dry and temperatures will be similar to Friday and Saturday, with highs of 16C in the south and around 13C in the north and a bit lower in Scotland.
"There is a potential for some overnight frost in the rural spots in the north for Sunday morning.
"Temperatures will be mainly at around average for the time of year or just a bit below."
Monday will see temperatures around average for the time of year.
Mr Burkill added: "You can't complain too much really, it will be dry and pleasant for Saturday and Sunday, but a lot of people would have preferred a repeat of last weekend."
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