Snow warning: Every region in UK where mercury to plunge to freezing TODAY

The Mirror lists successful afloat the places expected to spot the mercury dip to freezing oregon beneath arsenic the Met Office has 3 upwind warnings for snowfall and crystal successful place, including 1 for parts of the Midlands

Three upwind warnings for snow and ice stay successful spot contiguous - arsenic the mercury is acceptable to plunge to freezing oregon beneath successful respective regions.

The Met Office says snowfall and crystal volition origin disruption passim a "cold and unsettled week" arsenic an Arctic maritime airmass moves southwards implicit the country. The 3 weather warnings interest areas arsenic acold southbound arsenic Shropshire successful England and Powys successful Wales.

And "disruptive snow" volition get by archetypal happening this morning, which volition origin hazardous conditions connected the roads during unreserved hour, particularly crossed the Midlands. Dan Suri, main meteorologist astatine the Met Office, said: “An country of debased unit slides its mode eastwards connected Monday night. The associated frontal system, marking the bound betwixt acold aerial successful the northbound and milder conditions to the south, volition bring disruptive snowfall to immoderate areas betwixt Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

"This is apt to coincide with unreserved hour, starring to disruption to immoderate transport routes crossed a cardinal swathe of the UK connected Tuesday morning. It volition besides beryllium windy successful the acold south. Updates to the warnings passim the week are likely, truthful it is important to enactment up to day with the latest forecast."

The Mirror has assessed information recorded by forecasters, including the Met Office, to people a afloat database of the regions successful which temperatures volition deed freezing oregon beneath astatine immoderate constituent successful the daytime hours today. Temperatures volition scope akin lows to Monday erstwhile the mercury struggled astatine -1.3C successful the Scottish Highlands, and -0.1C astatine RAF Spadeadam, Cumbria.

Tuesday's coldest places

Scottish Highlands

The mercury is apt to plunge to -6C crossed the Scottish Highlands passim the morning, forecasters astatine Ventusky say. Snow and hail showers volition impact bluish parts of Scotland astatine times, becoming heavier and much predominant done overmuch of Tuesday and past overnight into Wednesday morning.

It is apt 2 to 5 cm of snowfall volition accumulate rather widely, with up to 10 cm successful immoderate places by the extremity of Tuesday, and possibly 15 to 20 cm accumulating supra 300 metres. Showers whitethorn beryllium sleety astatine times on north-facing coasts, though icy surfaces are apt astatine times.

Aberdeenshire

Likewise, snowfall is expected crossed Aberdeenshire. Lows present of -5C are anticipated passim the morning, though it volition get somewhat warmer during lunchtime - and past dip again successful the afternoon.

It volition beryllium coldest present inland successful the westbound of Aberdeenshire but those surviving on the seashore successful the eastbound could spot warmer temperatures. Snow volition autumn arsenic sleet oregon rainfall on the North Sea seashore too, it is believed.

It'll deed freezing crossed Ayrshire and the Scottish Borders today excessively arsenic Scotland bears the brunt of the Arctic chill, which volition dilatory tempest its mode southwards.

Northern Ireland

Most of Northern Ireland volition spot temperatures plunge to freezing oregon colder successful the daytime today. The worst of the upwind volition beryllium successful the east, peculiarly crossed County Antrim and County Londonderry, with Belfast besides affected.

The yellowish upwind informing concerns ample swathes of the nation. The Met Office says crystal is the superior concern, and volition pb to challenging driving conditions passim unreserved hour.

The upwind work added: "Outbreaks of rainfall volition get from the westbound during Monday afternoon, turning to sleet and possibly bedewed snowfall astatine times during the afternoon, evening and archetypal portion of the night. Snow is expected connected precocious crushed supra 200 to 300 metres, wherever respective centimeters of snowfall is likely, and possibly 5 to 10 cm crossed the higher parts of the Sperrins and Mournes.

"Settling snowfall looks improbable connected debased ground. However, arsenic skies wide overnight, temperatures volition autumn wide beneath freezing with crystal forming connected untreated surfaces. This volition pb to hard travelling conditions."

Derbyshire

Most of the bluish Midlands is taxable to a upwind informing but interest is greater for higher crushed crossed the Derbyshire Dales, particularly done mid-morning, owed to ice. Snow volition accumulate connected hills crossed Derbyshire and neighbouring Staffordshire, including crossed the Peak District.

Some snowfall volition settee to little levels, wherever 5 to 10 cm would beryllium overmuch much disruptive - this remains uncertain, but seems astir apt crossed parts of Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

As rain, sleet and snowfall wide connected Tuesday morning, icy stretches are are apt to signifier connected untreated surfaces. National Highways Severe Weather Resilience Manager, Darren Clark said: “Gritters volition beryllium retired treating our roads astir the timepiece erstwhile crystal oregon snowfall is forecast, but it is inactive important to thrust to the conditions.

“Keep your region and trim your speed, due to the fact that adjacent successful conditions that look normal, and wherever the snowfall is not settling, it tin beryllium slippery if crystal patches person formed, oregon wherever caller grit has not been worked into the carriageway. Drivers should program their journeys, show upwind reports and battalion a snowfall kit of blankets, food, h2o and a shovel."

Powys

Even by midday, parts of agrarian Wales, notably Powys, volition conflict astatine freezing. The Met Office says: "A play of rain, sleet and snowfall volition hap during Monday evening, overnight into Tuesday morning.

"The astir apt script is for astir of the snowfall to accumulate connected hills, with 5 to 10 cm imaginable supra 200 metres and possibly arsenic overmuch arsenic 15 to 20 cm supra 300 metres."