Britons should prepare for extremely cold weather tonight as snow showers are expected, leading to icy conditions that could disrupt travel throughout the UK.
Temperatures are projected to drop even further, possibly reaching -12C in rural areas of Scotland, according to the Met Office.
Chief Forecaster Steve Willington stated, “The cold Arctic air mass is still prevailing today and into Friday, bringing more wintry showers and overnight ice.”
Willington added that as temperatures decrease overnight, untreated surfaces will freeze, potentially causing travel disruptions tonight and into Friday morning.
Several snow and ice weather warnings are in effect, including:
– Grampian: Ice until 11 am on Friday
– Highlands and Eilean Siar: Ice until 11 am on Friday
– Orkney and Shetland: Ice until 11 am on Friday
– North East England: Snow and ice until midnight
– SW Scotland, Lothian Borders: Snow and ice until midnight
– Yorkshire and Humber: Snow and ice until midnight
– East Midlands: Ice until 11 am tomorrow
– East of England: Ice until 11 am tomorrow
– South East England: Ice until 11 am tomorrow
– South West England: Ice until 11 am tomorrow
– Wales: Snow and ice until midnight
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber cold health alert for North East and West, and Yorkshire and the Humber regions. A yellow cold alert is in place for the rest of England until 8 am on November 22.