The coming days look like a mixed bag on the weather front, with above average temperatures over the weekend and frosty conditions during the early part of next week.

The weekend will bring temperatures of around 10C to 12C and dry conditions, however the evenings will be colder and with the Met Office warning of a risk of frost.

The frost could be a threat to gardeners as fruit blossom is "vulnerable to damage", however it is forecast to clear quite early in the morning over the weekend.

Guy Barter, chief horticultural advisor at the Royal Horticultural Society, said: "There is not much that can be done to protect apples, plums and other tree fruits but strawberries can be covered with cloches, curtains or a fleece at night, although care must be taken to allow bees to pollinate during the day.

“Happily, soft fruit – such as currants and gooseberries – are leafy now and the foliage shelters the flowers from frost.

"Grape vines are sending out vulnerable buds and these too can benefit from a fleece-covering where possible.

“At least cold nights hold back lawns, so less mowing is needed.

"They also inhibit weeds, so gardeners can get ahead with the weeding before the really busy period ahead.”

The early part of next week is due to bring a drop in temperatures, as an area of low pressure will be coming into Scotland, pulling in colder air behind it.

A Met Office spokesman said: "We will start to notice on Monday a drop in temperatures as far south and there is a chance of bringing wintry showers to all parts of the UK.

"We are not expecting snow in the south, but we could see sleet or hail showers, temperatures are going to plunge on the Monday, we have got temperatures coming down to 8 to 12 degrees."

Temperatures on Monday night into Tuesday morning could fall well below freezing with a potential frost risk.

However temperatures are due to return to normal for this time of the year by the end of next week.

Even though more unsettled conditions are predicted this will mean a rise in temperatures but unfortunately more rainfall.

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