There will be no let up in the bitter cold snap today, with temperatures forecast to plunge into the ‘negative double figures’.
The Met Office has issued six separate yellow weather warnings as the UK looks set to be battered by blizzardy conditions once again.
There is a yellow alert for snow and ice for northern Scotland until midnight on Thursday and another snow and ice warning for Northern Ireland until 11am on Thursday as sleet and snow showers are set to continue.
A yellow fog warning is in place for Northern Ireland until 9am on Thursday.
There is a further yellow warning for snow and ice affecting Cornwall, much of Wales and parts of north-west England has been issued until 11am on Thursday.
And a yellow ice warning has been issued for parts of southern England and south-east Wales until 10.30am on Thursday.
Oli Claydon, spokesman for the Met Office, said it will be ‘bitterly cold’ on Thursday night.
He said the lowest temperatures will be recorded in rural Scotland and rural northern England where there is lying snow, cloudless skies and very cold airflow.
A temperature of minus 14C would equal the lowest seen in this month last year, recorded in Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands on January 17 2024.
But a temperature of minus 16C would be the lowest recorded in January in the UK for 15 years, since minus 22.3C was logged in Altnaharra in the Highlands on January 8 2010, according to Met Office data.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has extended its cold weather health alert for all of England until Sunday.
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Amber alerts have been extended and will now run until January 12, meaning a rise in deaths is likely, the agency said.
Dr Agostinho Sousa, head of extreme events and health protection at the UKHSA, said: ‘We are extending the duration of our Cold-Health Alert, since the Met Office are forecasting that the low temperatures we are seeing will continue further into this week, with snow and icy conditions likely to persist.
‘This weather can have a serious impact on the health of some people, including those aged 65 and over and those with pre-existing health conditions, and it is therefore vital that we continue to check in on friends, family and neighbours that are most vulnerable.
‘These people could be more at risk of heart attacks, stroke and chest infections as a result of cold temperatures.’
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