Freezing rain which can fell trees and bring down power lines will hit parts of Scotland on Tuesday before temperatures across the country start to rise steeply.
He added: “While temperatures are on the rise and temperatures themselves will feel much more spring-like, the weather won’t feel spring-like with wet and windy weather for many on Thursday.”.
This will continue into Friday across Wales, the west of Scotland, northern England and parts of the South West while those further south, particularly in the South East, will see some sunshine.
The weather warning takes effect from 3am until midday on Tuesday affecting southern regions in Scotland including Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders which could disrupt road, bus and train services.
A Met Office yellow warning has been issued with up to five centimetres of snow forecast for Tuesday morning along with icy patches and freezing rain.
