Temperatures are set to plummet this week as freezing cold winds blow chilly northern air across the country. The Met Office has issued a level three cold weather alert for the whole of England starting at 6pm on Wednesday evening, and extends through the weekend till Monday, December 12 at 9am.
The meteorological office has also issued seperate regional yellow warnings for snow and ice across parts of the UK, notably along the eastern coast of England, northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, most of Wales, and the northern parts of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. These weather warnings, in place between Wednesday and Friday, do not extend to Bristol.
From tonight, temperatures will begin to drop dramatically across the county, with some areas falling below an icy -10C.
