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| Snow and freezing temperatures forecast to end mild start to 2013 | Snow and freezing temperatures forecast to end mild start to 2013 |
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| The mild conditions enjoyed since the start of the year are set to be replaced by snow and freezing temperatures, forecasters have warned . | The mild conditions enjoyed since the start of the year are set to be replaced by snow and freezing temperatures, forecasters have warned . |
| Scotland and the east coast of England will face the worst of the weather, but all parts of the UK could experience snowfall. | Scotland and the east coast of England will face the worst of the weather, but all parts of the UK could experience snowfall. |
| Temperatures in 2013 have been mild so far – 10C (50F) was recorded in London on Wednesday – but the mercury is expected to plummet by the end of the week. | Temperatures in 2013 have been mild so far – 10C (50F) was recorded in London on Wednesday – but the mercury is expected to plummet by the end of the week. |
| Sean Penston, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "In the next few days it will start getting colder. | Sean Penston, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "In the next few days it will start getting colder. |
| "The minimum temperature in the UK will be into minus figures. By Sunday it could be -4C (25F) or -5C (23F) in some parts … There's more of an easterly wind coming in, with the possibility of snow showers by the weekend and the start of next week. | "The minimum temperature in the UK will be into minus figures. By Sunday it could be -4C (25F) or -5C (23F) in some parts … There's more of an easterly wind coming in, with the possibility of snow showers by the weekend and the start of next week. |
| "It's difficult to say for certain at the moment, but in parts of Scotland there will be quite a bit of snow, as well as the east coast of England. Western areas will be a bit more sheltered." | "It's difficult to say for certain at the moment, but in parts of Scotland there will be quite a bit of snow, as well as the east coast of England. Western areas will be a bit more sheltered." |
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