NEW AMBER SNOW WARNING AFTER COLDEST NIGHT OF WINTER Stormy conditions are on the way this weekend
Provisional recordings by the Met Office show there were almost record-low temperatures in parts of the UK.
The mercury fell to -14C in Dalwhinnie, in the Scottish Highlands, while a temperature of -13C was recorded at Glen Ogle, central Scotland.
But predictions of the coldest January night in 14 years were not reached.
Forecasters had said it was possible some snow-covered parts of Scotland could reach -15C overnight.
The last time temperatures had dipped that low was in January 2010, when -22.3C was recorded.
Last night did, however, mark the coldest night this winter so far, with -14°C recorded at Dalwhinnie this morning, beating -12.5°C at Altnaharra recorded on the 3rd December 2023