Wind direction at this time of year is really influential to our weather. At the beginning of March, southerly winds brought warmer air up from the tropics to bring above average temperatures across the UK. With a switch in wind direction to a northerly this week, the - still very cold - Arctic winds will bring temperatures below average.

A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued across parts of the UK on Thursday. Forecasters said the East Midlands, North East England, North West England and Yorkshire and Humber will be affected between 3 and 9am tomorrow morning.

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