Temperatures 'plunge to minus 8C' as snow and ice warnings in place over weekend
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Temperatures are expected to plunge to minus 8C as weather warnings for snow and ice are set to remain in place over the weekend. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued cold weather health alerts for all of England ahead of a week of low temperatures.
Amber alerts were issued from 12pm on Thursday until next Wednesday, meaning a rise in deaths is likely, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. Temperatures of between minus 4C and 5C were expected in parts of Wales and southern England on Thursday night, plunging to minus 8C in northern England and Scotland.
Dan Stroud, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "There'll be widespread frost across the country from Land's End to John O'Groats. Read more from Sky News:Household bills could rise by almost £270 in AprilHunt for driver after woman, 70, killed in hit-and-run.
"It will be comfortably below where we should be for this time of year and I would expect temperatures to hit minus 8C in parts of Scotland.". UK weather: New ice warnings issued ahead of three-day snow alert for large parts of UK. UK weather latest: 'Major incident' declared due to flooding; three-day snow warning for large parts of UK.
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