Winter is set to roar in this week as bitter 'Beast from the East' winds strike parts of the UK, bringing snow, torrential rain and temperatures as low as -10C.
Scotland is bracing for a bitter Arctic blast tomorrow, which will dump up to two feet of the white stuff in some areas and spark heavy downpours threatening further floods.
Meanwhile, thermometers will plunge in the north as harsh frosts and chilly winds from eastern Europe and Scandinavia put the entire country on winter alert.
It will bring the mild weather to an abrupt halt - with bitter winds and wintry showers nudging further south through next week.
A Met Office spokeswoman told the Mirror Online that the cold blast of air is sweeping in from the east and will strike parts of Scotland tomorrow.
Government forecasters have issued severe weather warnings for snow in the north, with flurries expected to fall to lower levels.
There are also alerts in pace for heavy rain in the northeast where more than four inches - a whole month's worth - threaten further flood misery in the wake of Storm Frank.
The Met Office said the cold snap is shaping up to be longer than initially thought, broken only by the odd mild spell next week.
Spokesman Lindsay Mears said: "We are looking at lying snow into rush hour on Friday in Scotland with between two and five centimetres even to lower levels.
"Colder air will begin to move south over the weekend and it now looks as though it will be colder for longer, contrary to earlier models.
"For the rest of the country, the southwest is going to be much wetter and windier with squally heavy showers.
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