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UK weather: Temperatures to stay low after snow showers
Threat of traffic disruption as Met Office issues amber cold health alert in many parts of England
Snow covered the fields around Leeds Castle, in Kent
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Britain is set to plunge to lows of -9C this week as the first flurries of snow fell across southern England yesterday.
People in London and the southeast woke up to ice, sleet and snow showers as a cold snap hit the UK.
Cars were blanketed in Lenham, Kent …
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… with dogs dressed up as warmly as their owners to the east, in Ash
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A yellow warning for ice is in place across southern England and south Wales from 3pm on Monday to 3am today.
Overnight temperatures are expected to drop to -9C in the Scottish Highlands and -6C in rural Wales, while daytime temperatures today are not expected to exceed 6C in the south and 8C in the north.
The Met Office warned that southern parts of the country should expect “ice and small amounts of snow”.
Snow falls in London and southeast
A flurry fell on Maldon, in Essex
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Accidents or injuries on some untreated roads, pavements
