The weather will become distinctly seasonal this week with ice, freezing temperatures - and even some snow predicted.
The early morning mist shrouds St Paul's Cathedral
The mercury will plunge later in the week with a dusting of the white stuff possible in the north and east.
The south may also see snow at the end of the week.
Forecasters say the freezing weather will continue into next weekend with "no change in the foreseeable future".
By Wednesday night the whole of the UK will be seeing frost and sub-zero
temperatures during the night.
And by Thursday there will be wintry showers with the possibility of sleet and snow, even over areas of southern and eastern England.
With more fog on the way the RAC is warning drivers to beware of treacherous
conditions on the roads.
Bookmakers have cut the odds on a white Christmas this year as the weather gets colder.
The early morning mist shrouds St Paul's CathedralThe mercury will plunge later in the week with a dusting of the white stuff possible in the north and east.
The south may also see snow at the end of the week.
Forecasters say the freezing weather will continue into next weekend with "no change in the foreseeable future".
By Wednesday night the whole of the UK will be seeing frost and sub-zero
temperatures during the night.
And by Thursday there will be wintry showers with the possibility of sleet and snow, even over areas of southern and eastern England.
With more fog on the way the RAC is warning drivers to beware of treacherous
conditions on the roads.
Bookmakers have cut the odds on a white Christmas this year as the weather gets colder.
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