THE coldest night of the UK's winter was recorded in Scotland last night where temperatures dropped to lows of -13.3C, according to the Met Office.
The record was revealed by the UK's chief meteorological organisation which added that conditions in parts of England had been more mild compared to the far north.
Cold weather has affected all parts of Scotland this week, with schools in much of Aberdeenshire, the Highlands and Moray closing.
Where was the coldest temperature of the UK winter so far recorded?
The coldest overnight temperature of the UK winter so far was recorded in the Scottish Highland's Loch Glascarnoch.
The nearly five-mile-long reservoir is located between Ullapool and Inverness.
It was created in 1957 and forms part of the Conon Hydro-electric Power Scheme.
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It was the UK's coldest night of winter so far. The temperature fell to minus 13.3°C in Loch Glascarnoch, Scotland 📉 Southeast England was much milder though, with temperatures remaining in double figures in places 📈 pic.twitter.com/2qk8IPziOI
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 6, 2025
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Scotland and the United Kingdom was on January 10, 1982, and December 30, 1995, in the Grampian village of Braemar and Altnaharra in the Highlands.
According to the Met Office, the temperatures recorded in these two locations were a shocking -27.2C (-17F).
Last year, the Highland village of Dalwhinnie recorded temperatures as low as -14C.
The coldest UK temperatures are generally found in the far north of Scotland where there is more hilly terrain and greater exposure to the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea.
