Temperatures plummet to minus 18.7C overnight as cold spell continues

Altnaharra, which is in the most northern region of the Highlands, recorded minus 18.9C on Saturday morning, the Met Office said.

Temperatures dropped to minus 18.9C in the UK’s coldest January night in 15 years, as the wintry weather continues.

Altnaharra, which is in the most northern region of the Highlands, recorded minus 18.9C on Saturday morning, the Met Office said.

It is the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010, when temperatures dropped below minus 15C several times at locations across the UK, including minus 22.3C on January 8 in Altnaharra.

Much of the UK endured below-freezing........

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