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| Snow will fall in almost every part of the UK over the coming days as forecasters warn to expect one of the coldest weeks of the year so far. | Snow will fall in almost every part of the UK over the coming days as forecasters warn to expect one of the coldest weeks of the year so far. |
| Sleet and rain are sweeping across the country, with weather warnings in place for much of the UK. | Sleet and rain are sweeping across the country, with weather warnings in place for much of the UK. |
| Temperatures are hovering around freezing and may even drop to double-negatives as the week continues. | Temperatures are hovering around freezing and may even drop to double-negatives as the week continues. |
| Follow the latest updates about the severe weather and travel warnings here | Follow the latest updates about the severe weather and travel warnings here |
| Weather experts believe it will be one of the coldest weeks of the winter so far - and parts of the UK were blighted by sub-zero temperatures overnight. | Weather experts believe it will be one of the coldest weeks of the winter so far - and parts of the UK were blighted by sub-zero temperatures overnight. |
| Alex Burkill, meteorologist at the Met Office, said temperatures could hit “double negative” figures in parts of Scotland as the week, as one of the coldest week's of the year continues | Alex Burkill, meteorologist at the Met Office, said temperatures could hit “double negative” figures in parts of Scotland as the week, as one of the coldest week's of the year continues |
| Mr Burkill said we were in store for a "prolonged" cold spell, with low temperatures lingering for much of February. | Mr Burkill said we were in store for a "prolonged" cold spell, with low temperatures lingering for much of February. |
| “Cornwall and Devon are included in the warning and they don’t often get much snow. They could see some snow showers through Tuesday and Tuesday night," he said. | “Cornwall and Devon are included in the warning and they don’t often get much snow. They could see some snow showers through Tuesday and Tuesday night," he said. |
| “We have got a few showers pushing in to eastern parts of the UK, in the southeast around Kent they are falling as a mix of rain sleet and snow.” | “We have got a few showers pushing in to eastern parts of the UK, in the southeast around Kent they are falling as a mix of rain sleet and snow.” |
| Weather warnings are in place for much of the country. Rain, sleet and snow are set to sweep the UK, with transport disruptions likely and ice patches potentially forming on roads and pavements that have not been gritted. Forecasters have advised people to leave extra time for journeys that may be affected. | Weather warnings are in place for much of the country. Rain, sleet and snow are set to sweep the UK, with transport disruptions likely and ice patches potentially forming on roads and pavements that have not been gritted. Forecasters have advised people to leave extra time for journeys that may be affected. |
| Police in Kent urged drivers to be extra careful after they responded to collisions on the road after heavy snowfall. | Police in Kent urged drivers to be extra careful after they responded to collisions on the road after heavy snowfall. |
| Devon and Cornwall are included in weather warnings for snow. | Devon and Cornwall are included in weather warnings for snow. |
| Across the country, temperatures are likely to fall to between -3C and -6C during the day and be slightly higher during the day. Tuesday night is set to be especially cold. | Across the country, temperatures are likely to fall to between -3C and -6C during the day and be slightly higher during the day. Tuesday night is set to be especially cold. |
| Many woke up today to wintry showers, with warnings in place to watch out for ice on untreated roads, in the east and southeast of England. | Many woke up today to wintry showers, with warnings in place to watch out for ice on untreated roads, in the east and southeast of England. |
| The rest of Monday will stay mostly dry, forecasters say, but snowy showers are expected to move southeast through Tuesday night from Scotland and Northern Ireland, into northern England and Wales. | The rest of Monday will stay mostly dry, forecasters say, but snowy showers are expected to move southeast through Tuesday night from Scotland and Northern Ireland, into northern England and Wales. |
| Frosty showers and are also set to hit the west of the country in the early hours of Wednesday. | Frosty showers and are also set to hit the west of the country in the early hours of Wednesday. |
| Forecasters said we may see around one to three centimetres of snow in most affected places, but there could be as much as 10cm in parts of Northern Ireland. | Forecasters said we may see around one to three centimetres of snow in most affected places, but there could be as much as 10cm in parts of Northern Ireland. |