Brits have been warned to brace themselves for a drop in temperatures as a blast of freezing air from Scandinavia makes its way to the country. Mirror Online reports that new forecasts show a large low-pressure front sweeping down from the Arctic Circle across the coasts of Norway over the next few days, arriving in the British Isles by the weekend.

This could mean bitterly cold conditions, frosty mornings and even snow according to some forecasters. James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said: "The first major wintry blast of the season will arrive later this week, and from Friday, we are expecting to see snow as Arctic air spills across the country.

"There is some uncertainty as to how far south this will reach, and the brunt of this wintry spell will be felt across the north of the country. However, eastern parts of England could see some snow, as could central and southern regions, and this could reach lower levels."

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Met Office's Deputy Chief Forecaster Helen Caughey also warned that a sharp drop in temperatures would be felt across the nation by the end of this week - but added snow would largely be isolated to higher ground in the far north. In a new weather blog for the national forecaster, she said: “Already there is a lot of media speculation about the prospects for snow later this week and for a white Christmas.

"Whilst it is too early to give any indications for Christmas, some colder weather is likely for the end of the week, and into the weekend. There is a reasonably strong signal for lower temperatures across the UK by the weekend.

"But that isn’t guaranteed, and those lower temperatures don’t mean widespread snow. There is a 70 per cent chance that areas as far south as southern England could experience overnight frosts and a general reduction in temperature.

"However, there is still a 30 per cent chance that the colder conditions won’t get that far south. Any falling snow is likely to be confined to the far northeast, and hills and mountains of Scotland.”

On Saturday, temperatures in Birmingham will peak at 5C with sunny intervals forecast throughout the day. Sunday could see some light showers and highs of 7C.