Brits have been warned to brace for plunging -5C temperatures next week - as a swirling Arctic brings icy rain and even snow . New weather charts show a long band of icy showers sweeping the UK on 30th November into 1st December, bringing chilly rain as the mercury drops subzero.

But maps also reveal that on high ground in the Lake District , in Cumbria , Northumberland and in Scotland the rain will turn to snowfall, which will settle in the Highlands and round Inverness. It comes as the Met Office have warned gusts of up to 75mph could hit parts of northern Scotland later, with people warned of possible disruption.

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