Britain bracing for continued cold

Britain’s freezing start to the New Year created havoc on the nation’s roads, and weather forecasters are predicting that the freezing temperatures will continue.

At the end of the holiday break, rain, sleet and snow descended on many parts of Britain, and as temperatures dropped at night time, the precipitation turned to ice.

On Sunday, the Met Office issued a warning of severe weather conditions for London and the south-east and east of England, including icy pavements and roads throughout the area.

Dan Adamson, who is a forecaster with MeteoGroup UK, the Press Association’s weather division, said: “There was more cloud last night and that brought snow but it also meant it did not get as cold as Saturday night. Across the country tonight we are likely to see average temperatures between -4C and –7C with Northern Ireland being a little bit less cold.”

On Saturday night temperatures dropped as low as –8C in northern Scotland and -6C in parts of both England and Wales.

Icy conditions were partly responsible for a fatal accident in Lincolnshire when a woman’s car was stuck on a level rail crossing and she was hit by an oncoming train.

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