- Four inches of snow to hit Pennines overnight with rain and sleet elsewhere
- Gloomy weather to continue after coldest March day in decades last week
By Emily Davies
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There is still no sign of spring with the miserable weather set to last all month.
The UK has been battered by showers, snow and strong winds in the past week as temperatures struggled to reach above 6C.
The Met Office say next week is not looking much better, with wintery showers and below freezing temperatures predicted - causing more misery for commuters.
Forecasters said the Pennines could see four inches of snow overnight, while wintry weather had already returned to Teesdale today
A snow plough made its way through the snow in County Durham this morning today as forecasters predict more miserable weather on the way
And it looks as though there is no relief for rain-lashed Brits as the depressing weather could continue into the beginning of April.
Forecaster Helen Roberts said: 'We have got a band of precipitation in central and southern parts of England that will persist and turn into rain or sleet, but snow will be less of an issue.
'However, the Pennines could see about four inches of snow overnight, as could Northern parts.
'Going into tomorrow, there will be cold winds across the North but the South will see some bright and sunny spells mixed with quite heavy showers.
Spring is here but where's the sun? A young lamb pictured in snow covered fields in the north of the UK today
'On Tuesday and Wednesday there will be some spells of sunshine but also some wintery showers, which will make it feel colder than it is.
'Tonight temperatures will be round about freezing leading to a risk of frost and ice, and nighttime temperatures
will stay around freezing for the rest of the week.
'Daytime temperatures will be coming down a little bit to around 5C.
'It's cold for the time of year. We should be looking at temperatures well into double figures.'
'Unfortunately it looks like the weather will continue this way towards the end of March into the beginning of April.'
Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said: 'We are expecting across most parts of the country - particularly the north - on Tuesday and Wednesday that temperatures will again take a tumble and there will be an increased chance of snow at lower levels.'
Last week saw Britain's coldest March day for almost 30 years as more than two inches of snow fell in some parts of the country.
The unseasonably cold weather caused chaos on the Channel Islands which saw the worst snow storms in 26 years, leaving drifts up to 8ft deep.
The airport on Guernsey had to be shut for two days while more than 15,000 tons of snow were removed from the runway.
Colder temperatures are set to hit the north of the UK as the miserable weather continues into next month
A small church in Langdon Beck, Teesdale was under a blanket of snow today as four inches of snow is set to hit the Pennines tonight
A snow plough cleared the roads in County Durham this morning as wintry weather returned overnight
The islands caught the same storms that crippled northern France, where shoulder-deep drifts led to Channel Tunnel trains being cancelled and long queues on the M20 as lorries waited for delayed ferries.
Danielle Stonebridge, 21, a Guernsey resident, said: 'I have never seen snow like this before, my dad can remember something like this when he was around ten years old, but there is just so much of it. It brings the child out in me and I have been out in the snow playing, it has been great.
'Although it is hard to get around, a five minute journey took me three hours, the roads are absolute carnage.'
Snowy: The unseasonable cold weather which large parts of the UK faced last week - including Guernsey, pictured, - is likely to return this week
Wintry: These are the incredible scenes of 8ft snow drifts which wreaked havoc in the holiday isle of Guernsey. Forecasters say next week will be cold and wet across much of the UK
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