If you walk outside your front door, it's going to feel a lot colder than any thermometer will tell you.

The 'official' temperature around much of Gloucestershire was between -1C and 1C at around 8am on Sunday.

But the 'feels like' temperature was around -6C, according to The Weather Channel.

And while the mercury will climb to around 3C during the day, it will feel around six degrees lower.

The reason there is such a big difference is thanks to a chilly blast of air that has travelled across from Scandinavia.

And this will affect how our bodies will feel the temperature in Gloucestershire today.

The ‘feels like’ temperature takes into account wind and humidity and the Met Office says this helps assess how the human body actually feels temperature.

It says: "For example in winter a strong wind can feel much colder than the measured temperature would indicate.

"Conversely on a humid day in summer it can feel uncomfortably hotter than the air temperatures would suggest on their own.”

After today's frosty start, we should experience a dry and bright Sunday with sunny spells, according to the Met Office.

But despite the sun, it will feel bitterly cold with that northeasterly wind and there could be some gusty winds in hilly areas.

Expect a frosty night, with more gusty winds, with the temperatures dropping to around -3C, although once again, the 'feels like temperature will make it feel a lot, lot colder.

There will be more cloud around on Monday and we could see some drizzle and a strong easterly wind will keep it feeling cold. Temperatures will climb to around 7C.




