Met Office weather map reveals exact areas set to PLUMMET to -16C this week

A Met Office weather map has revealed the exact areas in the UK where temperatures are set to plummet to as cold as -16C over the coming days.

Severe weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place on Tuesday and Wednesday (January 7 and 8) across the north of Scotland, including Aberdeen and Inverness, and northern Ireland. All of the south coast is also covered by a snow warning on Wednesday.

A new warning for ice has also been issued across the north of England, including Greater Manchester, coming into force on Tuesday night.

The Met Office has issued a 'brace yourselves' weather warning ahead of plummeting temperatures over the coming days, which are expected to reach as low as -16C in some rural areas on Thursday night (January 9).

The post on X read: "Brace yourselves for some hard frosts this week. Some of our rural communities will be dropping below -10°C over the coming few nights."

The map shows how some areas in northern England and Scotland could plummet to between -13C and -16C on Thursday night. Parts of the north west could hit -9C with the midlands and south coast experiencing lows of between -4C and -8C.

National Severe Weather Warnings for snow and ice are in place for the week, and are likely to be updated, forecasters said, with the cold snap likely to take hold of all of the UK.

Overnight snow in Northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and South West England, along with below-freezing temperatures, has meant icy conditions throughout the UK on Tuesday (January 7).

And on (January 6), the amber Cold-Health Alert (CHA) issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was extended until midday on Sunday 12 January.

Met Office Chief Forecaster, Jason Kelly, said: “With cold weather persisting