Sarah Keith Lucas,Lead weather presenterand
Ian Aikman
PA Media
Major roads were affected on Thursday after snow blanketed parts of the country
The UK had its coldest night of the autumn so far, as temperatures fell as low as -12.6C overnight in Scotland – the lowest temperature recorded on a November night in 15 years.
The mercury fell to -7.2C in Wales, -6C in Northern Ireland and -6.7C in England on what was also the coldest night for the UK as a whole since 11 January.
Cold health alerts have been issued for England meaning there could be “significant impacts” to the elderly and people with health conditions, while a yellow ice warning is in place in the north-east of England.
It comes on the last day of a cold snap, which brought widespread disruption and several inches of snow to parts of the country this week.
In England, amber cold-health alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) until 08: 00 GMT on Saturday for the North West, North East, and Yorkshire and Humber, with all other areas under less severe yellow alerts.
The alerts warn of risks to vulnerable members of the community and higher demand for health and social care services.
Earlier, several yellow ice warnings were in place across parts of England, Scotland and Wales, but these had all expired by 12: 00 on Friday.
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