Mr Madge said conditions could be similar to those experienced during a cold snap in December 2022 and may not lift for almost a fortnight. LONDON: People walking around London Bridge in the rain and freezing temperatures this morning

Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said temperatures could drop to -1C in Manchester and 2C in London tonight.Įven colder overnight conditions are set to hit cities later in the week with the mercury plunging to -4C in London and -6C in Birmingham and Belfast.įorecasters say temperatures are likely to stay far below average for early spring for much of the week. Below freezing temperatures are predicted to continue until March 11 at least amid a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event. The national grid said it is preparing a contingency coal unit for Tuesday evening, in case of extra pressure on the electricity network. Temperatures are set to drop almost six degrees below their coldest last March, when they reached minus 9.1C in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. The lowest temperature recorded in the UK so far this year is minus 10.4C, which was recorded at Drumnadrochit near Inverness in the Highlands in the early hours of January 19. Tuesday night is likely to be the coldest of the year so far and the mercury could drop to minus 15C in some sheltered Scottish glens. The south is more likely to see snowfall on Tuesday and Wednesday. Warnings are in place across the country for ice and snow until Friday. The forecasting body said temperatures in parts of the UK will drop below freezing tonight and will not top mid-single figures during tomorrow or Wednesday.Ī warning for snow and ice is already in place in much of Northern and Eastern Scotland and North East England. The area covered by it is set to extend as far south as Hull from tomorrow before it lifts at 10am on Wednesday. The cold snap will bring the threat of sleet and snow in the Midlands and southern England later in the week.

Up to 4 inches of snow will fall across northern England and Scotland throughout Monday. The Met Office has extended its yellow weather warning for snow and ice to include much of England, Wales and Northern Ireland today as Britain shivers through the coldest day of the year.

It comes as a cold weather alert was issued as the Home Office warns that sub-zero temperatures could pose a severe risk to vulnerable individuals.

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