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Drivers warned not to travel as temperatures reach -12C

It was the coldest night of the year

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British drivers are being warned not to travel as the UK had its coldest night since 2012 with temperatures reaching -12C across the UK and were as low as -15.4 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire.

It’s the fifth day in a row weather warnings have been put in place across the country as the cold snap continues.

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Simon Partridge, a meteorologist at the Met Office told The Telegraph that after the freezing cold night, the roads were covered in ice.

“The main concern is black ice on the roadways, and we simply need time to get to the most at-risk areas,” he said.

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A yellow weather warning remains in place for Sunday and going into Monday.

The Met Office says: “Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services.”

It also warns: “Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces” may occur and that pavements and roads will be icy.

The RAC have issued tips on driving in this weather.

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The Met Office says we’re in for more bad weather overnight.

“Cloud and rain will spread eastwards overnight, with snow across parts of Scotland, leading to possible disruption by Monday morning.

“Elsewhere, patchy frost will form across central and eastern areas at first.”

They add that by Monday “rain will continue to clear, leaving wintry showers over parts of Scotland.”

It will be windy in the north but become drier and brighter across the rest of the country.

The outlook for the rest of the week continues to be frosty and unsettled.

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Carena Crawford
Associate Editor (Soaps)