temperatures not far off the average for early january, around four to seven degrees in most parts of the uk. with clear skies and sunshine to end the day, and lighter winds, it'll be an even colder night to take us into thursday morning. again, where a few showers linger late in the day, there could be a bit of ice around, but it is the sharp frost into thursday morning, —9 in some parts of as low as minus four and minus six degrees in some parts of england. eastern scotland. temperatures lift later in the night in ireland. slightly milder air coming in with these weather fronts but they will be pushing into that cold air so we are likely to see snow for a time. getting to lower levels in parts of scotland. 0n the hills in wales and increasingly so into northern england and the north midlands. turning back to rain as the temperatures rise temporarily, then drop later on, sunshine and showers in its wake. weather front not quite reaching east anglia until late in the day but even then it stays on the cold side after that frosty start, temperatures around four or five degrees. patchy frost to take us through into friday as that weather system clears. and then on friday, a day