A WEATHER forecaster has said “it’s too early to tell” if the UK is in for a white Easter, despite reports of the Beast from the East 3 on its way.

Malvern-based forecaster Frank Hill has said, contrary to some national reports, another cold snap and snow shower over the bank holiday weekend is not nailed on.

“Forecasts tend to go wrong if they’re any earlier than four or five days in advance,” explained Mr Hill, with Easter Sunday sitting on April 1 this year.

Over the last couple of days, several media outlets, including the BBC and The Sun, have been suggesting another bout of wintery weather is coming, despite spring having officially begun on Tuesday.

The Sun reported that forecasters are predicting a snow blast to sweep in from Scandinavia and parts of Russia – dubbing it the ‘Beast from the North East’.

The daily tabloid reported that one BBC weatherman had said: “Some computer models are suggesting that we are going to have a blast of cold Arctic air with wind coming in from the north.

“In this situation we do tend to get snow across northern Britain and there could even be wintry showers further south as well.

He went on to say that “some of the computer models were showing that actually some of the cold air could be coming in from Scandinavia and parts of Russia which is almost a Beast from the East, not quite, let's call it a Beast from the North East”.

However, Mr Hill told the Worcester News, while “some 10-day forecasts have turned out to be reasonably accurate” the majority “turn out to be wrong. Not much is said about them”.

“At this moment, really, you need to wait until Monday or Tuesday when there is a greater probability that any forecast of cold weather will turn out to be right.

“Five or six days is alright, but not necessarily 10 days,” he added.

The UK and Europe has already been battered by two instalments of the Beast from the East storm over the last month, causing much disruption on the roads, railways and airports.

Some reports have suggested as many as 48 people have been killed across Europe by the freezing conditions since the end of February.