In Pictures: Temperatures tumble as cold snap bites
Northern areas woke to a sprinkling of snow on Monday morning. Northern areas woke to a sprinkling of snow on Monday morning.
What a difference a day makes.
The Easter weekend saw sunny skies and high temperatures – but parts of the UK woke to snow on Monday morning, as the mercury tumbled.
The Met Office said highs of 17.9C (64.2F) were recorded in Pershore, Worcestershire, on Easter Sunday. But the town was expected to see temperatures of 7C (44.6F) on Monday, an 11C fall.
Spring weather Apr 5th 2021 Daffodils wilt in the cold after snow fell overnight in Slaley, Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA) Spring weather Apr 5th 2021 A chilly start to Easter Monday in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA) Spring weather Apr 5th 2021 Sheep walk through a snow-covered field in Slaley (Owen Humphreys/PA) Spring weather Apr 5th 2021 Confusing conditions for this Easter bunny… (Owen Humphreys/PA) Spring weather Apr 5th 2021 Waves crash against Tynemouth Lighthouse (Owen Humphreys/PA) An empty beach and pier at Bournemouth in Dorset An empty beach and pier at Bournemouth in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA) There were quieter scenes on Bournemouth beach on Monday - allowing for a lick of paint on the beach hunts There were quieter scenes at Bournemouth beach on Monday – allowing for a lick of paint on the beach huts (Andrew Matthews/PA) Spring weather Those who did venture out made sure to wrap up warm (Andrew Matthews/PA) Blue skies around the Rylstone Cross near Skipton in North Yorkshire Blue skies around the Rylstone Cross near Skipton in North Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA) A bracing walk past beach huts on Avon beach in Mudeford, Dorset A bracing walk past beach huts on Avon beach in Mudeford, Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA)
