Britain’s cold snap will finish by the end of the week, the Met Office has forecast, as temperatures are predicted to return to normal January levels. Temperatures in the early hours of Saturday morning plummeted to minus 18.9C in Altnaharra, Scottish Highlands — the coldest January night in the UK for 15 years. However, temperatures on Sunday night could rise to between 5C and 7C across most of the country, ranging from 2C to 3C in the southeast and 6C to 9C in the west. A frozen flooded field in Upware, Cambridgeshire, is set to melt in the thaw JOE GIDDENS/PAUnusually, the north will be relieved from the freezing weather sooner than the south. Northern Ireland and the northern half of the country are expected to see temperatures between 9C and 12C towards the start of this week.

Source: The Times January 12, 2025 22:22 UTC