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Conditions are set to take a brisk turn as it will get “really cold, really quickly”. The temperature plunge follows a spell of unseasonably mild weather. The Met Office has warned Britons

to “be prepared” for the colder weather ahead of their return to work on Wednesday.

Commenting on the New Year’s Day outlook, Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “We are not going to see much of a frost.

“Further south it will be mild as we start 2019 - but it is going to turn colder.”

New Year’s Day will be a “grey start” for Northern Ireland, north-west England and Wales,” Mr Deakin said.

Britons will see some sunshine start to develop in the north as they head towards lunchtime, he predicted.

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There will “sunny spells” for most of Scotland, he continued, with some “snow showers” in the Shetlands.

He said: “Further south we will see increasing amounts of cloud and we should also see some sunshine across the south-east and the far south-west.

However, the weather expert advised it would “start to turn colder” as a band of cloud “pushes southwards” towards the end of the day.

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He said: “And it will feel a lot of colder in the east in that wind.

“It will be noticeable if you are out for a New Year’s Day walk.

“And it gets really cold, really quickly as we got through the night.

As a result of the falling mercury there will be a “fairly extensive frost” overnight, Mr Deakin said.

He said: “Heading back to work on Wednesday, be prepared - you may have to scrape the car.”

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