An icy track at Farliegh Wallop.
Temperatures plunged here to -12C overnight making it the coldest night of the winter so far.
The figure of -16C was recorded at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, and temperatures were down to -10 to -15 across some other parts of England and Wales.
However, Scotland and Northern Ireland were largely frost free that night.
On the previous day dozens of schools in England (but not in Hampshire) closed, including 30 in Staffordshire and Cheshire, one in Wiltshire, four in Lincolnshire and two in Cambridgeshire, after snow had fallen overnight.
The Met Office had issued "yellow" warnings, telling people to "be aware" of ice up to midday on this day across England and Wales.
The reason last night and today have seen these low temperatures comes down to a combination of factors. Cold air from the east is still flooding over parts of the UK. Snow is also still lying in some places, and this can keep temperatures down by acting like an ice pack – as well as reflecting back energy from the Sun. Clear skies and light winds have also played a part, as these factors mean heat can radiate away into the sky.
In north Hampshire there had only been a previous dusting of snow, but the combination of frost and freezing fog has produced this change to the landscape.
Farleigh Wallop is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Basingstoke. The parish includes about 1,725 acres (6.98 km2).
Since 1486, Farleigh Wallop has been the home of the Wallop family, including John Wallop, Henry Wallop, Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth and Quentin Wallop, the current Earl of Portsmouth.
The small valley the freezing fog is laying in is called Bedlam Bottom which in places has steep as 1 in 7 slopes. It is also an exposed area prone to freezing in winter. There is bridleway which heads south, 2 km on a gentle meandering gradient following the valley floor.
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An icy track at Farliegh Wallop.
Temperatures plunged here to -12C overnight making it the coldest night of the winter so far.
The figure of -16C was recorded at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, and temperatures were down to -10 to -15 across some other parts of England and Wales.
However, Scotland and Northern Ireland were largely frost free that night.
On the previous day dozens of schools in England (but not in Hampshire) closed, including 30 in Staffordshire and Cheshire, one in Wiltshire, four in Lincolnshire and two in Cambridgeshire, after snow had fallen overnight.
The Met Office had issued "yellow" warnings, telling people to "be aware" of ice up to midday on this day across England and Wales.
The reason last night and today have seen these low temperatures comes down to a combination of factors. Cold air from the east is still flooding over parts of the UK. Snow is also still lying in some places, and this can keep temperatures down by acting like an ice pack – as well as reflecting back energy from the Sun. Clear skies and light winds have also played a part, as these factors mean heat can radiate away into the sky.
In north Hampshire there had only been a previous dusting of snow, but the combination of frost and freezing fog has produced this change to the landscape.
Farleigh Wallop is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Basingstoke. The parish includes about 1,725 acres (6.98 km2).
Since 1486, Farleigh Wallop has been the home of the Wallop family, including John Wallop, Henry Wallop, Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth and Quentin Wallop, the current Earl of Portsmouth.
The small valley the freezing fog is laying in is called Bedlam Bottom which in places has steep as 1 in 7 slopes. It is also an exposed area prone to freezing in winter. There is bridleway which heads south, 2 km on a gentle meandering gradient following the valley floor.
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