Cold easterlies blowing straight out of Scandinavia made much of the UK and Western Europe feel more like late February this weekend with many failing to see 10C and wind chills stuck in low single figures.

Today’s surface pattern shows how our air originated in Russia.

Here were today’s highs across Europe. Most were well below normal.

Notice how the cold stops at the Pyrenees though.

UK

UK wind chills just before 5pm Sunday.

However, the very same high delivering the current cold shall deliver our warmest weather of the year by mid and late week.

We go from this today…

To this Thursday…

21C is possible along Scotland’s Moray Coast while parts of southern England and Wales could see 22-24C.