Cold snap continues as temperatures set to drop during coming days
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Temperatures will continue to fall over the coming days with the mercury potentially reaching minus 20C in northern parts of the UK on Friday night, the Met Office has forecast. Weather warnings for ice are in place across the majority of Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as large parts of the east of England, until 10am on Friday.
Wednesday’s lowest overnight temperature was -12.4C in Inverness-shire, Scotland and the Met Office has forecast that lower valleys in Scotland could reach between minus 12C and minus 16C on Thursday night. Met Office meteorologist Liam Eslick said: “It’s going to be another cold couple of days, and recovering into the early part of next week.
“Anywhere across the UK is likely to see those temperatures dipping below freezing and likely to see quite severe frost and ice to form overnight tonight.”. Freezing fog is also forecast overnight across central and south-east England, and parts of Wales.
It “could be quite stubborn to clear” on Friday morning and may cling on in some areas throughout the day, Mr Eslick said, adding that parts where it lifts will be bright and sunny. Devon and Cornwall could turn cloudy with some outbreaks of rain as a front moves towards the south-west, and Dartmoor and Exmoor are likely to see snow.
