It was another very cold night across much of the UK last night, with temperatures falling as low as -19.6 C at Shawbury in Shropshire.  The extreme low temperatures were caused by a combination of snow cover, gentle winds and clearing skies. It is likely that we will continue to see some extremely cold nights in parts of the UK through the coming week.

A band of heavy snow swept across much of the southern half of England yesterday. The snow was heavy for several hours and gave 20cm at Farnborough, 9cm at Heathrow and 11cm at Charlwood. London saw between 5-10cm.  Snow showers also continued across parts of Scotland and northeast England, with significant falls.

The tables below reveal the lowest temperatures (those that recorded lower than -5.0 deg C) seen last night and snow depths recoded at 9 am this morning.

Met Office forecasters said: “There is the risk of further snow across parts of southern Britain tonight and through tomorrow. Snow, combined with widespread ice and freezing temperatures will lead to the risk of significant disruption through Monday.”

Met Office forecasters continued:  “In the north, snow showers will ease this evening leaving only occasional snow showers near eastern coasts of England and in parts if northern and eastern Scotland through tonight and tomorrow. Elsewhere it will be largely dry, but very cold and icy.”

Below is a media forecast for use in print publications. All temperatures are in degrees Celsius and represent those likely to be seen in urban areas. Rural areas are likely to be significantly colder at night. For the latest weather forecasts and warnings you should refer to the Met Office website where regional and location based forecasts are available for the next 5 days.