BRITAIN has experienced the coldest November night in SIX years as temperatures dropped to as low as -9.4C.
The intense conditions have led to Public Health England warning Brits to remember that "cold does kill" - even in places that are not experiencing the coldest temperatures.
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A woman walks next to a frozen pond at first light in WimbledonCredit: London News Pictures
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Deer make their way through Richmond Park amid the frost and coldCredit: Rex Features
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A man scraping ice from his car on a cold winter morning in BirminghamCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
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The scene in Somerset, as Britain wakes up following a freezing nightCredit: Getty Images
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Commuters cross London Bridge, in central London, after one of the coldest nights of the autumn so farCredit: PA:Press Association
The Met Office confirmed today that coldest reading was in the village of Sennybridge, Powys, on Wednesday.
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Nelson's cold'un . . . icy fountains at sunrise in Trafalgar SquareCredit: PA:Press Association
The area saw the lowest November figure since 2010, while meteorologists also measured a temperature of -8.5C in Benson, Oxfordshire.
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Weather experts are expecting slightly less chilly evenings from Wednesday onwards however, with clouds moving down from Scotland.
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The sun begins to rise over Somerset and Wiltshire countryside viewed from the National Trust's Cley Hill, as the country wakes up to sub-zero temperaturesCredit: Getty Images
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Chill at the mill . . . frozen pond at Sturminster Newton Mill, Dorset as mercury hit -5Credit: PaulDimarco/BNPS
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The run rises over the central pond in Richmond Park, in south west LondonCredit: Rex Features
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A dog enjoys sunrise on a frosty morning in the village of Roade near Milton KeynesCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
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A runner takes their jog out for a stroll in Richmond Park this morningCredit: Rex Features
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Britain experienced its coldest night in six years, the Met Office confirmedCredit: London News Pictures
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Dartmoor ponies stroll across the frosty moorland at Dartmoor, DevonCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
But the colder temperatures are likely to return at the weekend and some areas could still get a fair amount of frost, meteorologist Sophie Yeomans said.
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Quack in the ice . . . ducks on a frozen pond in Thorpe Farm, Co DurhamCredit: North News and Pictures
In Scotland, there could be a few bright spells in some areas on Wednesday, but cloud cover in the west may be thick enough for patches of rain.
The Shetland Islands are set to see lengthy but light showers and gales are also forecast for the far north.
Fog patches are expected this morning around Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and the Vale of York but they will clear to sunny skies as clouds move down from the north.
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A dog walker is pictured on a cold morning in Cardiff, WalesCredit: Barcroft Media
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A determined jogger in Surrey refuses to let the cold weather get in their way of her jogCredit: Rex Features
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The sun rises on a freezing BritainCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
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Low temperatures overnight cause heavy frost in Cotham, BristolCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
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The fountains at Trafalgar Square in central London frozen overCredit: London News Pictures
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Dawn at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, after one of England's coldest nights of the autumn so far this yearCredit: PA:Press Association
These clouds are expected to lift temperatures slightly as they push down towards central and northern regions.
The conditions are colder than the average daytime temperatures for this time of year - but this could be the result of a temporary cold spell.
London and Cardiff are today expected to peak at 4C, Glasgow to reach 9C and Edinburgh to head towards 8C.
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Someone carved exactly how they feel onto a car window this morningCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
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Geese enjoy a rest stop as the sun rises in Clapham Common, LondonCredit: Alamy
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Temperatures went as low as -2C overnight in LondonCredit: London News Pictures
The colder conditions come as the Local Government Association's (LGA) annual winter readiness survey shows that councils are well prepared for plummeting temperatures.
Local authorities are said to have a substantial stock of grit.
About half are at the limit of storage capacity, and the LGA said gritters will be out treating thousands of miles of roads whenever overnight temperatures drop below zero.
LGA transport spokesman Martin Tett said: "We are well prepared for the cold, with 1.2 million tonnes of salt stockpiled and a fleet of state-of-the-art gritters ready to be deployed."
December 1 marks the beginning of meteorological winter, which lasts until February 1.
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Two dogs play in shallow water on Ondarreta beach at dawn in San Sebastian, Spain, as cold weather hits across EuropeCredit: EPA
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A cyclist is out and about despite the harsh conditions this morning in Cotham, BristolCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
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