Britons are being warned to get their jumpers and scarves back out after one of the warmest Marches on record melted into predictions of snow and sub-zero temperatures.
Sun worshippers have basked in glorious weather during the last few weeks - seeing the sunniest March in more than 80 years.
But after Britons opened up their summer wardrobes, temperatures are now set to dip as low as -7C in parts of the UK.
Despite a new March Scottish temperature record of 23.6C being set last week in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, the snow is forecast to begin falling - with most areas in Scotland expected to see between 10-15cm - and 20cm predicted over high ground.
And the big chill is not just restricted to north of the border.
Snow and a big freeze will grip parts of England from Tuesday night going into Wednesday.
Nick Prebble, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the Press Association's weather division said the dramatic change in conditions and temperature was caused by a big ridge of high pressure over the UK dragging warm air up from the south, giving very warm temperatures for the time of year.
But a band of rain with very cold air going southwards across Scotland will deliver snow and a huge fall in temperature.
The temperatures in northern Scotland for Tuesday will range from 2 to 5C with minimums of -6 to -7C.
Mr Prebble said: "By 6am tomorrow snow will be in the central belt of Edinburgh and Glasgow and only very far southern parts of Scotland will escape the snow until dawn but it will spread to all areas by 9am."
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