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this Met Office Has set a record low temperature The temperature so far in the UK winter is -12.5C.
The village of Malham in Norfolk, eastern England, was the coldest place in the country on Monday night, followed by the village of Dalwhinney in Norfolk, eastern England. scottish highlandsreaching -11.2℃.
There are hundreds of schools in the northern region Scotland will be closed for the second day in a row because Snow and ice warning Continue across the country.
Forecaster has released Yellow warning for snow for much of northeast and north Scotland Tuesday 11am to 7pm, Met Office Warning 5 to 10 cm Snow The range is very wide, up to 15 cm in some places.
at the same time, Damaging snow, wind and rain expected for parts of southern England This week, an Atlantic low pressure front meets arctic air masses over the country.
Even parts of the south are likely to see some snow on higher ground on Thursday and Friday, while northern and central England could face more snow, along with rain and strong winds, depending on the path of an approaching Atlantic low pressure system, the Met Office said.
Forecaster Aidan McGivern said in a video posted on the Met Office
Other areas with the coldest overnight temperatures included Tulloch Bridge in the Highlands, which dropped to -10.7C, Santon Downham in West Suffolk, which had -10C, and Bala in north Wales, which had -9.6C.
The UK Health Safety Authority (UKHSA) has issued an Amber Cold Health Alert for England until Friday as a warning that adverse temperatures may affect health and wellbeing.
Hundreds of schools were closed across the UK on Monday and Tuesday, with some flights canceled and trains disrupted.
At the same time, hundreds of thousands Households will receive £25 cold weather allowance The government says it will help reduce heating bills as temperatures drop.
They are provided to vulnerable groups, including pensioners, to help with heating costs. temperature Drops below freezing.
Cold weather payments have been triggered on four different days (December 30, January 1, January 2 and January 3), covering a total of 451 postcodes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Met Office chief meteorologist Matthew Lennart said: “As we start the first full working week of the year we face a range of winter weather hazards including snow showers and ice.
“in northern scotlandSnow showers are expected to become more frequent on Sunday night, with a further 20 to 30 centimeters expected to fall in some areas within the yellow warning area by Monday morning.
“Elsewhere in the UK, snow showers, ice and frost are expected at times, but from Tuesday the milder air will try to spread eastward. This means rain is more likely in the south, but more organized snow is also possible along the borders of mild and cold air masses. Strong winds are also possible later in the week.”