London weather: Temperatures plummet as capital gripped by cold snap

Cold snap: Tonight will see temperatures plummet to zero.
Jeremy Selwyn
Francesca Gillett8 November 2016

Cold and frosty weather is set to hit the capital tonight as temperatures plummet to zero.

Forecasters have predicted overnight lows of 0C as London is hit with a cold spell after an unseasonably warm Halloween last week.

A Met Office weather expert said Londoners are likely to feel the chill tonight and wake up to a frosty start on Tuesday morning.

Clear skies mean temperatures in the centre will drop to around 1C and 2C.

Chilly: The rest of the week will see temperatures recover slightly.
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The further out from the centre of London the colder it will likely be, with greater London braced for 0C.

Meteorologist Emma Sharples told the Standard: “It’s going to be another cold night across London.

“As soon as you start stepping out of greater London, temperatures are dropping down to around zero.”

But after tonight and tomorrow’s cold snap, London’s weather is expected to get slightly warmer throughout the rest of the week.

“Tomorrow’s temperatures are around 7C and 8C so a little bit down on today,” Ms Sharples said.

“But tomorrow night should be nowhere near as chilly with all that cloud, probably looking at about 4 degrees so still chilly but not frosty and then slightly less cold through Wednesday and Thursday.”

The rest of the week will be mostly dry and brighter with sunny spells – although wet and windy weather is set to take hold on Friday night and Saturday morning.

“It’s a bit chop and changing but the general change it that temperatures slowly recovering throughout the week,” the forecaster said.

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