UK to be colder than Siberia next week
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You might think that the last few days have been bitterly cold - but forecasters predict that it's going to get colder still.
The Daily Star reports that temperatures could drop to -20C next week, and some parts of the UK will be cooler than Vladivostock, Siberia, where it will be a bitterly cold -9C at night.
Met Office forecasters warn that up to 8cm of snow could fall in the south east today, before moving towards the north Midlands and northeast England.
And the Weather Channel forecaster Leon Brown told AOL Travel that we can expect it to remain very cold with severe frosts.
He said: "There will be more sleet and snow over the south west and central Britain on Monday, and snow showers in the east again on Tuesday while another band of sleet and snow will move over part of Ireland and SW England. There won't be much snow after Tuesday, when the main focus will be severe night frosts. Temperatures of -15C to -20C are possible in the Midlands, south west England and in the Highlands. Early next week temperatures won't be much above zero, and will drop to -5 at night."
According to the Daily Mail, the cold weather could last for two weeks. Met Office forecaster Robin Thwaytes said: "It looks like it will be a slow thaw, probably taking place this week or the week after."
The Daily Mail reports that the AA have warned of treacherous driving conditions and the Highways Agency has confirmed that snow ploughs and gritters will be out in force over the weekend to keep roads as clear as possible.
Click on the image below to see which celebs have been skiing...
Celebs go skiing 2012/13
- Kai Rooney<p> Awww! Little Kai wraps up warm to test out the snow...</p>
- Paris Hilton and River Viiperi<p> <span class="comment-text" id=".reactRoot[3]..[1].[0][1]..[1].[1].[1]"><span id=".reactRoot[3]..[1].[0][1]..[1].[1].[1].[0]">Socialite Paris Hilton and her boyfriend River Viiperi hit the slopes of Aspen and looked like they were having a great time despite the freezing weather. Paris took to Twitter and wrote: 'It's cold outside, but I'm still feeling cozy on the gondola with my handsome love </span><a href="http://instagram.com/RiverViiperi" id=".reactRoot[3]..[1].[0][1]..[1].[1].[1].[1]"><span id=".reactRoot[3]..[1].[0][1]..[1].[1].[1].[1].">@RiverViiperi</span></a><span id=".reactRoot[3]..[1].[0][1]..[1].[1].[1].[2]">. </span><span id=".reactRoot[3]..[1].[0][1]..[1].[1].[1].[3]">#aspen</span></span>'</p>
- Paris Hilton and River Viiperi<p> Paris and River fell in love with the stunning snowy scenery and took this <a href="http://travel.aol.co.uk/2012/12/17/pictures-incredible-views-from-plane-windows/" target="_blank">picture from their plane</a>. River wrote on Twitter: 'Just landed in Aspen w my baby Love @ParisHilton. Beautiful view from our landing #Dreamscometrue ?'</p>
- Paris Hilton<p> Check out Paris on the slopes! We can tell it's not her first ski holiday too!</p>
- Paris Hilton<p> Paris took her fashion to the slopes and opted for a bright pink ski jacket and white salopettes to stand out from the crowd.</p>
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley<p> <span class="comment-text">Apparently there was plenty of PDAs when Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and boyfriend Jason Statham visited the French Alps on their ski holiday. Thankfully Rosie stopped kissing her beau to pose for a snowy picture with the impressive mountains behind her.</span></p>
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley<p> <span class="comment-text" id=".reactRoot[3]..[1].[0][1]..[1].[1].[1]"><span id=".reactRoot[3]..[1].[0][1]..[1].[1].[1].[0]">She's not just a pretty face as Rosie had no trouble getting around on her skis. The model took to Twitter and wrote: 'Had a wicked few days skiing!'</span></span></p>
- Harry Styles and Taylor Swift<p> Before they split, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles enjoyed the ultimate romantic ski holiday in Utah. A fan, who spotted the couple and tweeted this picture, wrote: 'Omg OMG omg what are the odds. T swift just talked to me and said it was nice meeting me.'</p>
- Mariah Carey<p> Surely she's not going skiing dressed like that? Mariah looked like she'd brought some glamour to Aspen over the Christmas holidays. Thankfully the singer got dressed up for the evening and didn't attempt to ski in that dress!</p>
- Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick<p> Kourtney Kardashian and boyfriend Scott Disick chose Deer Valley in Utah for their family ski holiday. The American TV stars hit the slopes with their two children during the day and by night they cosied up with friends at the <a href="http://www.montagedeervalley.com/" target="_blank">Montage</a> resort.</p>
- Alessandra Ambrosio<p> Model Alessandra Ambrosio took snowboarding lessons while she was in Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. Alessandra wore blue and white snow gear for her lessons and made a few tumbles on the slopes!</p>
- Coleen and Kai Rooney<p> Coleen Rooney treated her son Kai to his first trip to Lapland this winter, where the pair enjoyed sledding and playing in the snow. Coleen tweeted this picture and wrote: 'So cold!!!! ........ #lapland'.</p>
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