UK weather forecast: Temperatures set to plunge this weekend after high winds sweep England

London is set for freezing temperatures this weekend
Jeremy Selwyn
Tom Powell5 January 2018

Temperatures are set to plunge after high winds swept across London and England on Thursday.

Gusts as high as 77mph were recorded in High Bradfield, Yorkshire, whilst the Isle of Wight saw winds of 69mph.

In Epsom, Surrey, a four-year-old boy and his mother were injured by bricks falling from a building.

But Britons can expect a calmer and more settled end to the week, before a cold snap arrives this weekend with widespread fog forecast.

A spokesman for the Met Office said: "All the warnings have now expired for wind, which is good news.

"There will be a breeze around, particularly across the south of the country, and thereafter it gradually turns a lot more settled into the weekend.

"By the time we get through to Saturday night and Sunday most of the rain will have cleared, so for many it will be dry and brighter with some sunshine."

However, temperatures in the capital are not expected to exceed 5C on Saturday and Sunday.

Across parts of Scotland temperatures on Saturday night could fall as far as minus 10C.

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