UK Monday recorded the lowest temperature of the year with the country waking up to freezing conditions.The mercury plunged to -8.8 degree Celsius in Katesbridge, County Down, in Northern Ireland, not out of the ordinary for December but setting a new low for the year after last winter’s relatively mild and wet conditions.
The Met Office warned of icy driving conditions in eastern Humberside, eastern lincolnshire and northern East Anglia. The Highways Agency also advised motorists to be aware of driving conditions but no major disruption due to weather was reported on the roads.