The Met Office has warned that the Easter Bank Holiday "will be cold" – and won't rule out snow.<\/p>\n
With the four-day weekend seen as a milestone for millions of Brits eager to gather with loved ones in their gardens after a year of lockdowns, the freezing temperatures could put a stop to any plans for BBQs or all-day boozing.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson from the Met Office told the Daily Star: "There are increasing signals that as we get closer to the Easter weekend that it will be cold across the UK.<\/p>\n
"It is too early to confirm if it will snow, but the end of the week will be colder than the beginning, which will be surprisingly warm for March.<\/p>\n
"If it does snow, and at the moment different models are producing different outcomes, it is more likely that the northern half of England will see some snow."<\/p>\n
The Met Office's insights come after forecasts by Netweather began being shared online. <\/p>\n
Their team of weather boffins have predicted a huge 60% chance that the weekend of April 2-5 will see parts of the UK plunge to -5C, and "wintry showers" from Good Friday onwards.<\/p>\n
The last time there was a White Easter was in 2008.<\/p>\n
And prior to that, the last time snow fell on Easter Day was on 12 April 1998.<\/p>\n
There was also snow on Easter in April 1983.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Met Office forecaster Graham Madge told SomersetLive: "A white Easter is more likely than a white Christmas.<\/p>\n
"It\u2019s possible that we could get snow in March, in fact, it's more likely we will get snow in March than in December."<\/p>\n