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UK weather live: Snow hits south of England as temperatures set to plunge to -5C

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Snow has hit the south of England amid plummeting temperatures, as weather warnings have been issued for large parts of the UK. 

A dusting of snow was seen as far south as Portsmouth, with Hampshire County Council saying that its highway teams “remain ready, day and night” to keep its roads safe. 

The Met Office has issued yellow weather alerts for snow and ice for large areas of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland. 

One warning - covering areas in north-east England, the East Midlands, the east of England, Yorkshire and Humber and parts of Scotland - will be active from 5pm today until 11am tomorrow.

Another, affecting Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, will be in place until 4pm today. 

An earlier warning remains in place until 11am today for eastern Scotland and north-east England down to north Yorkshire.

Other parts of the UK are also expected to see frosty conditions. London will see lows of between 1C and 0C, and parts of rural eastern England could see temperatures as low as -5C.

Follow the latest developments below.

Pictured: Snow falls in Cornwall

Snow has fallen in Cornwall, as a number of schools were closed for the day.

Jo Shreeve, from Redruth, warned that the roads in the region were “treacherous”.

Multiple schools closed in Cornwall

A number of schools have been closed in Cornwall as temperatures plummet. They include the following: 

  • Halwin School
  • Looe Community Academy
  • Luxulyan School 
  • Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy 
  • Pencoys Primary School
  • Stithians School
  • The Roseland Academy
  • Treverbyn Academy
  • Trewirgie Infant School
  • Veryan School

Emergency accommodation opened for homeless in London

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has launched the Severe Emergency Weather Protocol as London faces freezing temperatures over the next few days. 

Homeless people will be able to access emergency accommodation across the capital.

Temperatures plunge to low of -7.2C

Temperatures plunged to a low of minus 7.2C in England overnight.

The Met Office said the three lowest temperatures recorded at its observation sites overnight were all in Cumbria on Wednesday, with a low of -7.2C in Bridgefoot, -6.5C in Shap and -6.1C in Keswick.

The BBC reported that parts of the UK had their coldest November night since 2010, and that it was -8C at Aonach Mor in the Scottish Highlands.

Pictured: Snow in the north east

Parked cars in Gateshead are seen covered in snow Credit: Scott Heppell
Early morning motorists navigate difficult driving conditions in Gateshead Credit: Scott Heppell

Yellow weather warnings issued

The Met Office has issued a handful of Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice across the UK. 

One yellow warning - covering areas in north-east England, the East Midlands, the east of England, Yorkshire and Humber and parts of Scotland - will be active from 5pm today until 11am on Friday.

Another, affecting Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, will be in place until 4pm today.

An earlier warning remains in place until 11am today for eastern Scotland and north-east England down to North Yorkshire.

A yellow ice warning for Northern Ireland is in place until 10am today.

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