She said that tonight would see a “chillier night on offer compared to recent nights - likely to see some frost, possibly even some ice too, some outbreaks of rain starting to push into Cornwall, parts of Northern Ireland, perhaps the far South West of Wales later”.
Freezing rain can produce striking effects, as the rain drop spreads out momentarily across the surface before it freezes, encasing the surface in a layer of clear ice.
Britain is braced for freezing rain this week - a rare phenomenon which can bring down trees and ground planes, the Met Office warned.
The weight of the ice can sometimes be heavy enough to bring down trees and power lines, and the glaze of ice on the ground effectively turns roads and pathways into an ice rink, according to the Met Office.
Met Office forecaster Honor Criswick said: “There is a chance we could see some hill snow as this area of rain moves into colder air.
