BRITS have been told to brace for a grey, damp and murky day – but long sunny spells are on the way.
The Met Office says parts of the country will soon be soaking in the sunshine – a stark contrast to the sub-zero temperatures in recent days.
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The mercury had plummeted to a freezing -6.5C yesterday in Scotland’s Altnaharra, but double-digit temperatures in sight.
Forecasters say today will be damp for most – with flood warnings and alerts still in place.
The Met Office said: “Patchy fog reluctantly clearing on Tuesday morning but staying grey, damp and murky in some eastern areas.
“Elsewhere, any frost soon melting in the spring sunshine with the chance of a few showers.
“Windy across Scotland and Northern Ireland.”
Forecasters added: “Outbreaks of rain continuing to clear eastern England and parts of the northwest.
“Some slow-moving, and potentially heavy showers affecting the SE corner into the afternoon.
“Otherwise, many areas will be dry with sunny spells.”
This morning 35 flood warnings were in place for the UK and 134 flood alerts remained, too.
Forecasters say tomorrow will bring even warmer weather.
They said: “Any fog patches lifting during the morning, cloudier skies in the east, perhaps with some light drizzle here.
“Brighter in the west with long sunny spells developing. Temperatures near normal.”
And the mercury is looking to start climbing.
A temperature map shows that Plymouth, Exeter, Southampton, London and Manchester could reach 10C around 4pm tomorrow.
Caernarfon is looking to be the warmest, with 11C forecast.
Snow blanketed Cumbria and Wiltshire at the weekend – with many waking to a total whiteout.
Photos showed snow-covered paddocks, while cars navigated icy roads in Nenthead.
Snow coated the ground as far south as Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, where camels appeared out of place.
A yellow weather alert had been in place for a four-hour period on Saturday, covering parts of Gloucester, Worcester and parts of Wiltshire.
Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: “We had a little more snow than expected.
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“It’s not unusual for this time of the year, we often do get some snow in March – it’s the old adage that it is more likely to snow in Easter than it is in Christmas, and there is a bit of truth to that.”
Heavy rain has also been falling across the country, with drivers seen making their way through floodwaters on Bognor’s Shripney Road.
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