THE UK is preparing itself for the coldest night of the year with temperatures predicted to drop to as low as -15C.
After a weekend of heavy snow and dangerous ice, the extreme winter conditions are not set to subside anytime soon.
The Met Office has said that as skies clear tonight, temperatures could plummet to -15C in rural areas, and as low as -8C in cities.
Temperatures will drop rapidly this afternoon and into the evening, leading to an early freeze for many parts - take care when you are heading home later 🚗🚃 pic.twitter.com/c9d3UaB9tT
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 11, 2017
This would beat last night’s low of -11.6C recorded in Northumberland, making it the coldest night of the year.
Cardiff is expected to be the coldest UK city tonight with lows of -8C; Birmingham and Edinburgh could drop to -7C; Liverpool could be -6C; Belfast, Newcastle, London, Exeter, and Norwich could all shiver at -4C.
The news follows a morning in which hundreds of schools were closed across the country, thousands left without power and dozens of flights delayed in airports across the country.
Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place across the country.
