Met Office issues cold weather alert with temperatures set to plummet this weekend
A cold weather alert has been issued by the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency amid warnings of freezing conditions set to hit the UK this weekend.
A cold weather health watch operates in England every year from November 1 to March 31. The system comprises of five levels of response based on cold weather thresholds which have been developed to trigger an alert when severe cold weather is likely to significantly affect people's health.The Met Office has now issued a Level 2 alert and warns that there is a 60 percent probability of severe cold weather between 6pm on Sunday, February 5 and 6pm on Tuesday, February 7 in parts of England.
The Met Office says: "Long clear spells overnight will allow temperatures to fall below freezing, with a widespread frost developing across England. "Cold nights and possible frost still possible across the south, with cloudier conditions becoming more likely across northern areas."
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