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A layer of snow hit some higher parts of West Yorkshire tonight, and the Met Office warned that parts of the north will continue to see “significant snow” for the next 24 hours and could experience the lowest night temperatures of the year.
At around 8pm tonight, snowfall caused disruptions to rural roads in parts of southern Kirklees, following earlier problems in North Yorkshire. There were also reports of snow in Keighley.
A series of yellow advisories for ice and snow are already in effect for large areas of Scotland and Northern Ireland and extend into North Yorkshire.
Colder weather is still expected in north-west Scotland overnight on Thursday, where temperatures could drop to minus 10 ° C (14 ° F).
Alex Burkill, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said the “most significant snow” is likely to fall in England, in Cumbria and the Pennines, where areas above 400m can see up to 10cm.
“That is a significant amount of snow, especially in early December,” he said.
“The snowiest months are usually a little later in winter, January and February and it is also very early in December at this time.”
Mr. Burkill added that conditions could “easily make it the coldest night of the year so far.”
The previous coldest temperature this year was recorded in Balmoral, Scotland, in February, where the mercury fell to minus 10.2 ° C (13.6 ° F).
The UK’s lowest temperatures overnight on Wednesday were -5.6 ° C (22 ° F) in Kinbrace in northern Scotland, but conditions are expected to continue to cool.
Further south, the lowest level on record was 1.8C (35F) in Charlwood, Surrey, and temperatures are expected to remain just above freezing in the southern areas overnight Thursday.
The Met Office said the cold snap is expected to last through Friday, but the weekend would see brighter weather and even some sunshine.
He added that temperatures for the next week would be lower than the average annual temperature, which is usually around 7-9 ° C (45-48 ° F).
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