Four weather warnings in place across the UK as cold snap sweeps the country

The Met Office has issued four yellow weather warnings due to the cold and icy conditions (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Four weather warnings are in place across the UK today as a cold snap sweeps across the country.

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice across the north-east and south-west of England, parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Two of the warnings will cover the North East, the East of England, east Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber and parts of Scotland, as wintry showers lead to icy patchs and hazardous conditions.

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It will be active from 5pm on Thursday until 11am on Friday.

Another warning covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, which will be in place from 3am to 4pm on Thursday.

Another yellow weather warning will remain in place in parts of Northern Ireland until 10am today, with the Met Office warning icy patches will cause difficultdriving conditions.

Overnight most temperatures did not reach above freezing, with rural parts of Scotland dropping to -8°C.

Snow has already fallen in Scotland and County Durham in the last week, with more forecast over the coming days.

Four weather warnings are in place (Picture: Metro)

The Met Office said: ‘Showers, wintry in places, will continue to affect northern and eastern Scotland and eastern England through Thursday evening and overnight into Friday morning.

‘From approximately the Humber northwards, showers will often fall as snow inland, with up to 2cm possible in places, and perhaps as much as 5cm over high ground. Further south, any snow accumulations are more likely to be restricted to higher ground.

‘Spells of snow may develop over hills, especially parts of Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor, Blackdown Hills and Exmoor during the early hours of Thursday before petering out later in the day.

Overnight most temperatures did not reach above freezing (Picture: PA)

‘The highest parts of Dartmoor and perhaps Bodmin Moor may see 5-10cm of snow with some drifting in strong easterly winds.’

Parts of the UK experienced the coldest night in November in 13 years on Tuesday night with lows of -7°C.

The UK Health Security Agency has put out its own Cold-Health Alerts for the coming week, warning that ‘significant impacts are probably across the health and social care sector due to forecast weather conditions’.

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