The amber alert is in place between 2pm and 9pm on January 8, the Met Office forecasting service and weather agency said.
Temperatures are set to drop sharply, with lows of minus 16C possible in Scotland and northern England overnight on Thursday.
This week is expected to see the coldest nights of the year, with temperatures potentially reaching -16C on Thursday night.
A temperature of -14C would match the record set last January in Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands. Meanwhile, a reading ...
Snow and sleet began to hit southern England this afternoon as fresh weather warnings came into force with the Met Office ...
Weather maps show snow striking counties across the south of England as the Met Office warns of more travel delays, power ...
A new warning has been issued for four northern counties ahead of another Status Orange warning coming into effect on ...
Parts of England were still subject to ice and snow warnings on Wednesday morning, and the Met Office said further alerts are ...
The latest alert by the British agency warns about the potential dangers snowy, wintry weather can bring to the regions ...
But a temperature of minus 16C would be the lowest recorded in January in the UK for 15 years, when a teeth-chattering minus ...
Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex and Kent, Greater London, Dorset and Wiltshire face flurries alongside Kent, on ...