UK weather: Brits facing icy -20C Polar blast as snow and flooding wreak havoc
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Brits are set to face a polar blast this week with overnight temperatures dropping as low as -20C. Forecasters have said the country could experience the biggest winter chill in four years with Wednesday and Thursday nights set to see the temperature plunge into minus double figures, sparking health concerns for vulnerable people. BBC weather forecaster Simon King said the last time temperatures dropped so low was in February 11, 2021, when -23C was recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire.
He added that the cold Arctic air that is now across the UK will continue until the end of the week, with the coldest temperatures expected at night. Mr King said: "With clearing skies and lighter winds on Wednesday night, temperatures will drop quite rapidly below freezing.
"Across most parts of the UK there will be a hard frost with minimum temperatures getting down between -3C and -10C widely. Where there is still snow cover, it could be as cold as -14C to -16C, making Wednesday the coldest night of winter so far. "Over the Pennines and the snow fields of Scotland, we are expecting minimum temperatures to be -16C to -20C. The last time the UK recorded a temperature that low was on 11 February 2021, when the temperature at Braemar in Aberdeenshire fell to -23C.
"While flooding and further wintry showers continue to affect parts of the United Kingdom, the cold snap will continue until the end of this week. The cold Arctic air that is currently across the UK will stick around for the rest of the week bringing some of the coldest weather of the winter so far.
