The UK is facing a week of wintry weather with snow and freezing rain expected. The NHS has issued a rare amber health alert, urging vulnerable people to avoid going out during the coldest times. Yellow weather warnings are in place for much of the country.
Brits have been warned to stay indoors as the UK braces for three days of snowfall. The NHS has told vulnerable people they should avoid going out at the coldest times after a rare amber health alert was issued as temperatures begin to plummet. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings covering nearly all of England and Wales and parts of Scotland for Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
An ice warning is already in place today across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern and southwestern parts of Wales. The country has been hit by a blast of cold weather, with temperatures falling as low as minus 5C overnight amid forecasts of snow and freezing rain.Meteorologists had warned that temperatures overnight could have plummeted to as low as minus 8C as a week-long spell of wintry conditions hit the UK.UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) cold weather health alerts for all of England remain in place ahead of a week of low temperatures
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