Britain braced for five days of snow as map reveals coldest places in UK
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Aberdeen, Belfast, Newcastle, Manchester and Hull also look set to experience sub-zero conditions and the Met Office has issued weather warnings for snow and ice covering parts of England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland. open image in gallery Snow and ice weather warnings in place for parts of all four UK nations Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said temperatures could go even colder later in the week. "Listen to the forecast, take account of weather warnings and expect to see some potentially disruptive conditions wherever you are The UK Health Security Agency has placed Nort East England, North West England and Yorkshire under a level three cold weather alert, with the rest of England at level two, until midnight on Thursday. A level three alert means there is a 90 per cent chance of severely cold weather, icy conditions or heavy snow, which could increase the health risk to vulnerable patients.