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| Freezing south to shiver but Scotland still mild, says Met Office | Freezing south to shiver but Scotland still mild, says Met Office |
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| Parts of England could shiver through temperatures well below freezing while northern Scotland basks in much milder weather, forecasters have predicted. | Parts of England could shiver through temperatures well below freezing while northern Scotland basks in much milder weather, forecasters have predicted. |
| Met Office spokeswoman Emma Sillitoe said clear skies would help push temperatures to below freezing for areas south of Manchester on Tuesday night. | Met Office spokeswoman Emma Sillitoe said clear skies would help push temperatures to below freezing for areas south of Manchester on Tuesday night. |
| “We could see -6C (21F) or -7C (19F) around the Midlands and quite widely below freezing, so even in London we could see -2C (28F),” she said. | “We could see -6C (21F) or -7C (19F) around the Midlands and quite widely below freezing, so even in London we could see -2C (28F),” she said. |
| Meanwhile, cloud coverage further north will keep temperatures above freezing, with Inverness reaching 5C (41F) overnight. | Meanwhile, cloud coverage further north will keep temperatures above freezing, with Inverness reaching 5C (41F) overnight. |
| There was a similar picture on Monday night. South Newington in Oxfordshire was the coldest place in the UK overnight, with a temperature of -7.5C (18.5F), while Bala, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, reached -6.2C (21F). | There was a similar picture on Monday night. South Newington in Oxfordshire was the coldest place in the UK overnight, with a temperature of -7.5C (18.5F), while Bala, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, reached -6.2C (21F). |
| The chilly conditions will continue into Wednesday morning. Sillitoe said there would be a “cold, crisp start to southern and central areas” with frost. “People will have to scrape the windows on their cars again,” she added. | The chilly conditions will continue into Wednesday morning. Sillitoe said there would be a “cold, crisp start to southern and central areas” with frost. “People will have to scrape the windows on their cars again,” she added. |
| The north-south divide will also continue into Wednesday. Glasgow is expected to peak at 9C (48F), and Edinburgh and Belfast at 8C (46F), while London is predicted to reach a high of 5C (41F), with Cardiff edging towards 4C (39F). | The north-south divide will also continue into Wednesday. Glasgow is expected to peak at 9C (48F), and Edinburgh and Belfast at 8C (46F), while London is predicted to reach a high of 5C (41F), with Cardiff edging towards 4C (39F). |
| The arrival of colder weather comes as the Local Government Association’s (LGA) annual winter readiness survey shows that councils are well prepared with substantial grit stocks. | The arrival of colder weather comes as the Local Government Association’s (LGA) annual winter readiness survey shows that councils are well prepared with substantial grit stocks. |
| About half are at the limit of their storage capacity, and the LGA said gritters would be out treating thousands of miles of roads whenever overnight temperatures dropped below zero in the coming days. | About half are at the limit of their storage capacity, and the LGA said gritters would be out treating thousands of miles of roads whenever overnight temperatures dropped below zero in the coming days. |
| LGA transport spokesman Martin Tett said: “We are well prepared for the cold, with 1.2m tonnes of salt stockpiled and a fleet of state-of-the-art gritters ready to be deployed.” | LGA transport spokesman Martin Tett said: “We are well prepared for the cold, with 1.2m tonnes of salt stockpiled and a fleet of state-of-the-art gritters ready to be deployed.” |
| Public Health England has also warned people to remember that “cold does kill” even in places that are not experiencing the worst weather. | Public Health England has also warned people to remember that “cold does kill” even in places that are not experiencing the worst weather. |
| The start of December marks the beginning of meteorological winter, which lasts until the end of February. |