Freezing temperatures and wintry showers forecast for UK

Temperatures have plunged across the UK as forecasters warned that nowhere will be “immune” to sleet and snow.
Most woke to a cold start on Tuesday with temperatures hovering around minus 2C (28.4F) in the south of England and minus 5C (23F) in the north.
Isolated parts of northern and central Scotland were expected to see the mercury drop to minus 8C between 3am and 5am, the Met Office said.
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Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said wintry showers will sweep across Wales, south-west England, and down the east coast during the day.
He said: “Through the afternoon we might even get a few homegrown showers, so really anywhere tomorrow could catch a wintry shower by the time we get to the end of the afternoon.

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