article_snippet.sent: Recent weeks might have suggested an early summer, but Britain is now in for a reality check as ice, rain and snow arrive with -5C (23F) temperatures.
article_snippet.sent: The colder weather is set to last the first half of May - and the forecast comes less than a fortnight after the mercury breached the 25C (77F) mark.
article_snippet.sent: Conditions this week are set to be average for April, with showers on the way and temperatures barely in double figures for most of Britain.
article_snippet.sent: Forecast: Conditions this week are set to be average for April, with showers and temperatures barely in double figures for most of the UK .
article_snippet.sent: It comes after Britain enjoyed what appeared to be one of the warmest Aprils on record, with a 2014 high of 25.1C (77.2F) recorded in Kent on April 15.
article_snippet.sent: And Pershore in Worcestershire had the UK's top temperature of 14.8C (58.6F) yesterday, while Morecambe saw 14.1 hours of sunshine.
article_snippet.sent: ‘It will feel cooler - temperatures are going to be around average.
article_snippet.sent: But because we have been used to things being so warm in recent weeks, we are going to notice the dramatic change.
article_snippet.sent: The mercury is expected to fall as low as -2C (28F) early this morning in built-up areas, while rural parts could see -5C (23F), this week’s expected low.
article_snippet.sent: And today Britain is even expected to be colder than the Norwegian capital Oslo, which will reach around 13C (55F).
article_snippet.sent: Temperatures will be around 12C (54F) for most, although the far South East could see up to 15C (59F) - but that will come with a few showers late on.
article_snippet.sent: Tomorrow and Wednesday will also be showery days, with overnight temperatures around freezing and highs of 14C (57F) in the daytime.
article_snippet.sent: A similar high could be seen on Thursday and Friday, but there is expected to be more sunshine, fewer showers and lighter winds by this point.
highlights_snippet.sent: Colder weather set to last this week and into first half of May - less than a fortnight after temperatures hit 25C .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Maximum temperatures this week of around 15C in far South East, with -5C expected in rural areas overnight .
  