easterly

There was heavy snowfall, occasional blizzards and a biting easterly wind.

Cold easterly winds will be replaced by much milder south-westerly winds that will bring an end the recent cold and gloomy weather.

With an easterly wind, it has been pretty cold in the UK this week, not helped by the persistent layer of cloud for most of us.

Temperatures across the UK will range between about 5 to 8C, but as a brisk easterly wind develops, a wind chill in the south will make it will feel closer to freezing.

The biggest concern, he said, was Tuesday, when winds from a more easterly direction could drop to lower elevations and affect some areas of the fire.