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As per Guardian.com harsh weather is to be reported in areas of UK. Temperatures will drop to -9C in parts of southern England overnight, the Met Office said on Monday, with the freezing weather expected to last until the end of next week. Freezing fog will remain in some areas Tuesday morning as the cold snap shows no signs of abating. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has extended a Level 3 cold weather alert until 9am. Friday, and people are urged to keep warm and check on vulnerable family and friends. Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell told the PA news agency: “We are seeing fairly cloudy, wet but mild weather over Northern Ireland, Scotland and the far north-west areas of England on Tuesday. Temperatures could climb as high as 12C or 13C on the Aberdeenshire way. “Further south in the rest of England and Wales we are still in cooler conditions so there could be some fog again which will take quite a while to clear so a very similar start to Monday. “When there are clouds, it is going to feel quite cold. But in the sunlight, even though it will be cold, the sun will help counteract the cold a bit, so overall it will be a pretty similar day to Monday.”
With temperatures plummeting to -9.5C in Santon Downham, Suffolk on Sunday, it has been confirmed that hundreds of homes in England and Wales are eligible for cold weather payments. These payments are made to vulnerable people to help with heating bills when the temperature drops below freezing. Payments go to those who live in an area where the average temperature is recorded or forecast to be 0°C or below for seven consecutive days. Payments will be made to households in North East England, Cumbria, West Wales and Oxfordshire. Snell added: “Tuesday morning will probably be the coldest ever, with parts of southern England dipping to -9C, hovering around -7C in the early hours of Wednesday. “Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has 34 flood warnings, which means flooding is expected and measures must be taken to prevent it. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, also issued a high air pollution alert for the capital for Tuesday.
