BRITS are bracing for a frosty weekend with temperatures plunging to -1C.
Much of the country is expected to wake up to freezing conditions on Saturday with “patchy mist and fog in places“.
Chilly conditions settled in from the north overnight leaving frost on the ground – with early risers forced to de-ice their cars due to the cold blast.
Despite the drop in temperature, it will be a bright start to the day with wintry sun and clear skies.
Parts of Scotland will see lows of -2C this morning, with Manchester dipping to 1C and London a bitter 2C.
Residents in Aberdeen are being warned to wrap up warm as they wake up to a bitter chill of -1C.
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The Met Office is predicting it won’t warm up in the area until lunchtime.
As the day goes on the frost will clear, say the weather service, with highs of 9C on the south coast near Plymouth.
While conditions appear to have changed in comparison to Friday’s heavy downpour, the UK will soon be battered by rain once again.
Heading into Saturday afternoon, showers will creep in from the west, affecting mainly Wales and southern parts of England.
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A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “Patchy fog and frost will lift to leave many parts dry with sunny spells.
“However, showers will affect western areas, and the south coast of England, and a few will develop elsewhere during the day.
“[As we head into tonight] most of the showers will die out during the early evening, leaving a largely dry night with clear spells.
“Some fog and frost returning. Rain arriving in the southwest later.”
Looking toward Sunday, the frost is expected to completely clear but more showers are predicted with stronger winds.
The weather service added: “Fog and frost clearing to leave most areas with sunny spells and a few showers.
“However, wet and windy weather in the southwest will gradually spread to other southern areas.”
It comes as travellers and commuters are warned to expect chaos this weekend.
The M25 Dartford Crossing will shut for a total of seven hours – feared to cause standstill traffic.
The planned closure of the QEII Bridge will take place between 10pm and 5am on Saturday, and 10pm and 5am on Sunday.
National Highways said: “We’re carrying out an extensive programme of repairs and maintenance work over the next several years to keep journeys safe and reliable for road users.
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“To keep disruption to a minimum, we carry out our work overnight, typically between the hours of 10pm and 6am.”
For anyone planning to travel on the bridge, cars between 4.8 and five metres can find a diversion headed clockwise of the M25.
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