The Met Office said the country would become colder, more cloudy and more volatile by Monday, bringing the risk of winter weather into the middle of the week. Daytime temperatures will drop by half from last week’s highs and will drop below zero at night as the cold front pushes down from the north. Many areas have been flooded by glorious sunshine and high temperatures of 20C (PA) The cold front comes after many areas with glorious sunshine and high temperatures of 20C (68F) last week. Alex Burkill, a Met Office forecaster, said: “Wednesday will be the most extreme of winter weather, as a cold wind will start blowing south, bringing unpredictable winds and winds, even snow or sleet. “It will be much colder than what we just saw, the temperatures during the day will drop by half and some areas will even find it difficult to reach 8 degrees Celsius (46.4 F), which will mean the biggest change. in the conditions. “On Thursday and Friday night, many areas will fall significantly lower than the frost, to minus 4C (24.8F) and minus 5C (23F) “It seems that most parts will be affected, parts of North England, North Wales and central England are expected to be most affected. “This winter weather could push even the south of England and Wales, which is not uncommon, it is normal to have colder weather in April, but it is far from the sunny, warm days we saw last week. ». Sunday started cloudy and cold for many parts of the country, but was expected to reach 15 degrees Celsius later in the day. In the evening, clouds will start to spread to the east, with rain, dense fog and frost.