UK told to ‘stay inside’ and stock up on essentials after temperatures plummet to -5°C
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Brits have been warned to stay indoors as the Met Office upgrades their weather warnings ahead of three days of snow. Forecasters have upgraded some of their warnings for ice and snow to amber over fears rural communities could be cut off. The two new amber warnings, which begin tomorrow evening, warn up to 40cm of snow could fall.
![[Icy conditions on Hill House Edge Lane]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234855633-0dbc.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The NHS has told vulnerable people they should avoid going out at the coldest times after a rare amber health alert was issued as temperatures begin to plummet. Drivers found themselves skidding down an icy hill in the moorland around Oxenhope, near Keighley, West Yorkshire, today.
Conditions on the steep slope, the drivers abandoned their cars at the side of the road. Pictures show four vehicles, including a large van, in the ditches of Hill House Edge Lane. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.
![[A dog runs through snow in the Pentland Hills, Balerno, Edinburgh. 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 have been issued from 12pm on Thursday until January 8, meaning a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, is likely, the UKHSA said. Picture date: Friday January 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234842475-3cf4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Up Next. The River Ouse has overflowed in York, threatening waterside shops and houses. Residents and businesses have been warned to ‘act now’ in the latest advice updated shortly before 4pm. The warning is in place all the way south to Naburn Lock, where a caravan park is located beside the river.
![[People walk through snow in the Pentland Hills, Balerno, Edinburgh. 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 have been issued from 12pm on Thursday until January 8, meaning a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, is likely, the UKHSA said. Picture date: Friday January 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234841151-051b.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The government website says: ‘Activate any property flood protection products you may have. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.’. A seven-month-old baby boy has died in hospital after a crash while investigations are carried out as to whether it is linked to the icy conditions.
![[People walk through snow in Balerno, Edinburgh. 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 have been issued from 12pm on Thursday until January 8, meaning a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, is likely, the UKHSA said. Picture date: Friday January 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234839272-98e2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
