Milder weekend forecast in UK as autumn freeze eases off

Met Office says overnight frost to give way on Saturday to ‘fine day with some sunshine’ in most regions

The UK should have a milder weekend as the unusual autumn freeze eases off, after cold health alerts were issued and temperatures plummeted overnight, forecasters have said.

After frost on Saturday morning, most of the UK should enjoy a “fine day with some sunshine”, the Met Office said. However, it will not be blue skies for everyone, as torrential rain and showers are predicted to move in from the west, bringing patchy rain and strong winds across the north and far west of the UK.