Arctic conditions to persist across UK until Thursday [1]
The Guardian - Martin Wainwright, 12/11/12
Wednesday may prove to be coldest day of week as icy spell continues before giving way to milder weather from the west
A dog walker makes her way through Ashton Court Estate in Bristol, where temperatures dipped to -3 in the city amid bright winter sunshine. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
Clear skies have brought plunging temperatures to the UK with lows of –10.5C (13.1F) as a stubborn area of high pressure fends off weak assaults by warmer and wetter westerly fronts.
Severe weather [2] warnings of freezing conditions have reached the orange (second most serious) level on much of the Met Office map [3], triggering local authorities and emergency services to follow the national cold weather plan.
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