THE exact date Brits will face the coldest night of winter so far has been revealed.
Temperatures will plunge as low as -4C today as an Arctic blast grips the UK.
The brutal cold has forced health chiefs to issue a rare warning over the freeze as Britain braces itself for the coldest night of winter TONIGHT.
The mercury plunged as low as -4C in the north west of England this morning, with the chill set to continue overnight.
Temperatures will get as low as -3C in the north west, Wales and south west of England, while dipping below zero throughout the country later today.
Forecasters say it will be so cold that overnight frosts will last all day in some areas.
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