Autumn mists and stunning sunrise provides summer's last gasp

The sun rising over Thirsk, North Yorkshire/PA

Autumn mists, early-morning frosts and a burning sunrise provided Britain's last gasp of summer earlier today.

A glorious sunrise delighted residents of Thirsk in North Yorkshire and Danbury, Essex, creating the most amazing autumnal scenes before the cold snap starts.

Autumn trees near Selkirk, Scottish Borders/PA

Gale force winds are expected to batter the coastline later today, along with heavy outbreaks of rain in northern England and Scotland. Snow is expected t over 500 metres in northern Scotland.

Motorists should be prepared to scrape heavy morning frost of their windscreens this week.

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Snow and sleet are forecast for the Pennines, North Yorkshire Moors and Peak District from
Wednesday, when overnight temperatures will plummet to -2C in urban areas.

Deer in Richmond Park/Getty

The south-west may even experience some light flurries.

Met Office forecaster Tom Morgan told the Mail: "This is the first cold snap of autumn and Monday is the changeover day.

Residents in the south and east got a taste of the wintry week ahead when temperatures fell on Saturday night to -1.8C at Santon Downham, Suffolk.

The mercury also plunged below freezing in parts of Essex, Kent, East Sussex, Surrey and Oxfordshire.


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