SPRING seemed to have arrived in Andover over the past week, with residents basking in the late-March sunshine.

However, temperatures are due to turn colder in the coming days with below freezing temperatures forecast in the town on Thursday (March 31) and Friday (April 1).  

Feel like temperatures will drop as low as -1°C towards the end of the week, according to the BBC Weather Service. 

Along with sunny intervals and showers, residents can also expect "widespread frosts overnight".

Elsewhere in the country is also expected to see similar changes in conditions as the week commences.

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Alex Burkill, a Met Office forecaster, told the PA news agency: “Wednesday will be the most extreme in terms of wintry weather, as a cold stream of air will start to push southwards bringing unpredictable wet and windy conditions, even snow or sleet.

“It will be markedly colder than what we’ve just seen, daytime temperatures falling by half, and some areas will even struggle to hit 8C (46.4F), which will signify the biggest change in conditions.

“Overnight into Thursday and Friday, many areas will fall considerably lower than freezing, towards minus 4C (24.8F) and minus 5C (23F)

“It looks like most places will be impacted, parts of northern England, northern Wales and central England are expected to be the worst affected.

“This wintry weather could even push into southern areas of England and Wales, which isn’t unusual, it is normal to have colder weather in April, but it’s far from the sunny, warm days seen last week.”

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