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| UK weather turns frosty after floods | UK weather turns frosty after floods |
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| Freezing temperatures hit many parts of the UK overnight on Wednesday, bringing the prospect of more hazardous conditions for areas already struggling to recover from floods. | Freezing temperatures hit many parts of the UK overnight on Wednesday, bringing the prospect of more hazardous conditions for areas already struggling to recover from floods. |
| The Met Office said northern and western areas would be the coldest over the next 48 hours and there was an increased likelihood of ice on roads and pavements. Freezing fog is also likely. | The Met Office said northern and western areas would be the coldest over the next 48 hours and there was an increased likelihood of ice on roads and pavements. Freezing fog is also likely. |
| Most areas got close to or below zero overnight and local authority gritters were at work in many areas trying to ensure conditions were not too perilous for the Thursday morning commute. | Most areas got close to or below zero overnight and local authority gritters were at work in many areas trying to ensure conditions were not too perilous for the Thursday morning commute. |
| Preliminary figures showed the lowest temperature was about -6C, in Sennybridge, mid-Wales. The south-east of England and Northern Ireland were the warmest areas, with the mercury in Kent and East Anglia reaching 0C or 2C. | Preliminary figures showed the lowest temperature was about -6C, in Sennybridge, mid-Wales. The south-east of England and Northern Ireland were the warmest areas, with the mercury in Kent and East Anglia reaching 0C or 2C. |
| The Met Office forecaster George Goodfellow said little change was expected on Thursday, with a maximum of 6C or 7C expected in the south and 4C or 5C in the north, and overnight temperatures a degree or two lower than the previous night. | The Met Office forecaster George Goodfellow said little change was expected on Thursday, with a maximum of 6C or 7C expected in the south and 4C or 5C in the north, and overnight temperatures a degree or two lower than the previous night. |
| "It could be another cold one," Goodfellow said, predicting temperatures on Thursday night could drop to 0C in London, -1C in Birmingham and -3C in Newcastle, with temperatures outside urban areas 3-4C lower. "We're looking at a very widespread frost," he said. "The pattern is cold with a few showers. We're getting into December and these are fairly typical temperatures." | "It could be another cold one," Goodfellow said, predicting temperatures on Thursday night could drop to 0C in London, -1C in Birmingham and -3C in Newcastle, with temperatures outside urban areas 3-4C lower. "We're looking at a very widespread frost," he said. "The pattern is cold with a few showers. We're getting into December and these are fairly typical temperatures." |
| As the weather turns cold, the number of flood warnings and alerts issued by the Environment Agency has dropped by 128 over the past 24 hours and there are no severe flood warnings in place. There are still 106 flood warnings, which mean flooding is expected, and 118 alerts, which mean flooding is possible. | As the weather turns cold, the number of flood warnings and alerts issued by the Environment Agency has dropped by 128 over the past 24 hours and there are no severe flood warnings in place. There are still 106 flood warnings, which mean flooding is expected, and 118 alerts, which mean flooding is possible. |
| The Midlands had the most warnings in place, 36, followed by the north-east, with 21. The south-east has the highest number of alerts, 33, followed by the Midlands with 24. | The Midlands had the most warnings in place, 36, followed by the north-east, with 21. The south-east has the highest number of alerts, 33, followed by the Midlands with 24. |
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