Weather experts are warning of freezing temperatures that look set to hit Lincolnshire and the rest of the UK.

Forecasters at the Weather Channel predict that the official temperatures will officially be 2C across the county but the wind chill factor is expected to make it feel much colder as -4 being forecast over the weekend – while in parts of Scotland it could reach as low as -17.

The expected wind chill is likely to be caused by a blast of air cold air set to roll in from Scandanavia.

Hannah Findley, forecaster of The Weather Channel, said wind chill will be greatest where the wind is strongest, including high ground and exposed coastlines.

It is going to feel mightily cold
It is going to feel mightily cold

She told said: "In parts of the Scottish Highlands, the wind chill could make it feel up to 10C colder through the early hours of Monday.

"For much of the British Isles, it is likely to feel near or below freezing throughout the weekend, except the far south-east.

"The coldest places will be in the Highlands of Scotland, which have the double whammy of actual low temperatures due to elevation, combined with high wind speeds, meaning it will feel as low as -19C in places."

Public Health England has urged vulnerable older people to keep heating turned up to at least 18C and to wear several thin layers of clothing.