Lows of -3C and warnings of rain this week come after warmest October day in five years at beginning of month
Freezing temperatures could be about to blast the UK, putting an end to the unseasonably warm October, and heavy rainfall is expected in parts of England.
Frost is forecast in parts of the north of England and snowfall in the Scottish uplands, the Met Office has said, as the mercury plummets after the warmest October temperatures in five years were recorded at the start of the month.
