The UK Health Security Agency has also issued a number of yellow cold health alerts covering areas across England including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the South East from 9am on Friday until 9am on Tuesday.
How long the cold, easterly flow will last is uncertain, but any breakdown to milder, wetter weather would bring a greater chance of heavy snow.
At the moment, no significant snow is expected, but parts of the South and East may well see a covering of snow at times, especially on Saturday and Monday.
The term Beast from the East is used when we get exceptionally cold and snowy weather from an easterly direction, like in 2018, but that is unlikely in this set-up.
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