The Met Office forecasts an unsettled picture for most of the UK in the coming days and temperatures are thought to soon drop from the balmy 14C high seen on Monday

Striking weather maps show daytime temperatures are set to soon feel as cold as -7C in the UK.

The mercury is expected to plunge signficantly in the coming days as winds increase from the east. The Met Office says an unsettled period looms with hail and thunder anticipated, and conditions said to "feel quite chilly" in the coming days.

It will be a stark contrast to Monday's weather, which although was wet — with nearly three inches of rain falling across north Wales — was mild for the time of the year. The mercury hit 14C in Bude, Cornwall, and 13.6C in Pershore, Worcestershire.

New weather maps, issued by the forecast

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