Temperatures could plummet as low as minus 6C overnight during cold snap

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The UK is set to experience another cold night on Friday with the Met Office predicting temperatures could fall as low as minus 6C in some areas.

The UK has entered a “colder phase” of weather – with temperatures expected to plummet to minus 6C in some parts of the UK overnight, the Met Office said.

Forecasters have warned of a “very cold night” on Friday before a chilly start to the weekend.

Overnight temperatures as low minus 4C to minus 6C are expected for some, with another frosty start likely in the morning.

Saturday will bring slightly warmer but unsettled weather, with heavy rain and showers moving in from the west, and the potential for snow in north-west Scotland.

Met Office chief forecaster Chris Bulmer said: “The UK forecast has moved to a colder phase with the daytime temperatures for most locations likely to stay in single figures.

“Overnight temperatures on Friday night will dip again to minus four or even minus 6C in some locations, meaning another significant ground frost for many locations.”

Friday brought the first widespread frost of autumn after the UK experienced its coldest night of the season so far on Thursday.

An overnight temperature of minus 6.6C was recorded in Sennybridge, near Brecon in south Wales, while Shap, a village near Penrith in Cumbria, recorded a low of minus 6.5C.

Over the weekend, the cold weather will give way to milder conditions with temperatures expected to stay above freezing on Sunday morning.

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