Week-long freeze hits Britain TODAY with -8C plunge, up to 16 INCHES of snow & health alerts issued for WHOLE of England A WEEK-LONG freeze will hit Britain today - bringing an -8C cold plunge and up to 16 inches of snow.
Strong winds could lead to snow drifts in some areas, and freezing rain as temperatures creep up could add to the risk of ice.
Public health bosses have issued amber alerts for the whole of England from now until January 8.
The UK Health Security Agency warned a rise in deaths is likely, particularly among the elderly and people with health problems.
"But it doesn't mean that everywhere within that warning could see snow, it's just a heads-up there could be some impacts.".
