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Europe Weather: Temperatures plummet to -6C as Arctic blast sparks extreme freeze outbreak

Europe is bracing itself for an extreme cold outbreak sparked by an Arctic weather blast, leading to a significant temperature drop. The freezing late March conditions will last for several days until Thursday next week. The "powerful and dangerous" Arctic blast will see several regions' temperatures drop to at least -6C overnight and "potentially even lower".

According to the latest weather maps, temperatures will be "extremely unusual" for this time of year, as Europe enters spring.

Temperatures below zero are likely across a very large part of continental Europe through early-mid next week, including UK, Wales, and even northern Spain.

The Arctic freeze will started on Friday across northeast Europe as it gradually expands and intensifies towards eastern and central Europe and the northern Balkans over Sunday.

Early next week, the cold air mass will remain over central Europe but also spread into the Mediterranean and southwest Europe through mid-week.