Scottish hamlet reaches minus 17.3C in coldest January night in 15 years

A Highland cow grazes in a snow-covered field near Shotts, North Lanarkshire. Temperatures will continue to fall over the coming days, with the mercury potentially reaching minus 20C in northern parts of the UK on Friday night. Weather warnings for ice are in place across the majority of Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as large parts of the east of England. Picture date: Friday January 10, 2025. PA. - (PA Wire)

A hamlet in northern Scotland dropped to minus 17.3C on Friday in the UK’s coldest January night in 15 years.

Altnaharra, which is in the most northern region of the Highlands, reached the temperature shortly before 8pm, the Met Office said.