Temperatures could plunge to -20C in UK’s coldest night amid more ice weather warnings
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Snowy and icy conditions have prompted travel disruption and school closures, with temperatures far below freezing over the past week. The UK is bracing for its coldest night of the winter so far, with temperatures forecast to plummet close to -20C in some areas.
![[The current set of weather warnings are all set to be lifted by 11am on Friday morning]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/11/Screenshot-2025-01-09-at-11.43.27.jpg)
Four weather warnings for ice are in place for Friday, with a “bitterly cold night” on Thursday before Britain begins to see out the vicious cold snap into the weekend. The past week has seen snow blasts, travel chaos and temperatures as low as -13C, as blankets of snow fell across large areas of the UK, leaving hazardous icy patches in their wake.
![[Heavy snow and icy conditions have prompted major travel disruption in the past week]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/15/11814264.jpg)
Milder air will begin pushing its way into the UK from the South West on Friday, signifying the beginning of the end of the cold snap. But a number of yellow weather warnings for ice remain in place over Thursday night and into the morning, with dangerous icy conditions still prevalent for the next day.
![[Icicles hang from the Killhope Lead Mine in Durham as the northeast freezes over]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/09/f557bfe0-32ff-4d6e-a557-3bb36095078a.jpg)
Two yellow warnings for ice will be in place in Wales, Northern Ireland and England’s east coast until 10am on Friday, with wintry showers expected to cause icy patches and travel disruption. A warning for snow and ice in northern Scotland will also be lifted at 10am on Friday, while an ice warning in southwest England and south Wales will be in place from 3am until 11am.
Thursday night is forecast to be the coldest of the winter, with the Met Office expecting temperatures as low as -16C in the Scottish Highlands and high ground in northern England. The BBC reports Scotland and the Pennines could see temperatures dip close to -20C.
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