Temperature is expected to remain below zero due to flood situation continuing

It is predicted that winter weather will take hold in many parts of Britain this week and temperatures will drop even lower than last weekend’s heavy snowfall.

Weather forecasters predict Wednesday and Thursday will be the coldest nights of the year so far with temperatures expected to drop to -20 degrees Celsius in some areas.

A series of yellow weather warnings have already been activated for the next few days – the latest warning of a risk of snow for parts of north Wales as well as areas of central and northern England is until 12:00 GMT on Wednesday.

Cold weather has arrived after another day of flooding devastated central England, but with no further rainfall expected in flood-hit areas in the coming days, floodwaters are likely to recede.

Travel disruption continued on Tuesday, with flights delayed, roads closed and railways affected due to bad weather.

People are battling the effects of severe flooding which has hit homes and businesses across the Midlands of England and one person had to be rescued from a flooded caravan park in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire.

There were 114 flood warnings in place across England on Tuesday afternoon, meaning flooding is likely, and 205 flood warnings, meaning flooding is possible.

One flood warning and six flood alerts were active in Wales.

Looking ahead, weather forecasters expect flood waters and warnings to begin to subside, with no significant rainfall predicted in areas currently experiencing flooding.

But by then the focus will be on how much the temperatures are likely to drop, especially during the night.

A snow warning covering Tuesday night and Wednesday morning has also been issued, as well as a warning until 12:00 on Wednesday, telling people to brace for snow and ice in parts of Northern Ireland and northern and western Scotland. Asks to be aware of the possibility of.

A separate yellow warning for snow in some southern counties of England will come into force at 09:00 am on Wednesday, and will last until midnight.

Wintry conditions have caused significant disruption across the UK after snow fell across many parts of the country over the weekend.

Hundreds of schools were closed in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including those in Yorkshire, Merseyside, the Midlands and Aberdeenshire.

Most flights are running again after being temporarily halted at airports in Liverpool, Bristol, Aberdeen and Manchester – but operators have warned that some delays are still likely.

Some major roads were closed due to poor weather conditions, including the A1 in Lincolnshire, which was also closed on Tuesday afternoon due to widespread flooding.

Severe cold is expected in many parts of Britain in the coming days, and there is also a possibility of severe frost at night.

Temperatures are expected to drop well below zero on Wednesday and Thursday nights, with forecasters expecting many parts of the UK to be bitterly cold with temperatures between -3C and -10C.

In places where it is still snowing, there could be a cold of -14C to -16C on Wednesday night, and temperatures as low as -16C to -20C in the Scottish Pennines and snowfields on Thursday .

It will actually be far colder than experienced at the weekend when a minimum temperature of -13.3 C was recorded at Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands.

This is significantly lower than anything seen last winter, when a mark of -14C was recorded on a particularly bitter night in Dalwhinnie in the Highlands.

The last time temperatures in the UK were below -20C was in February 2021 when Braemar in Aberdeenshire was measured at -23C.