Preston residents are preparing for below freezing temperatures after The Met Office issued a level three ‘cold weather alert’.
There is a high chance for severe and icy weather conditions from 6pm on Wednesday 7 December, to 9am on Monday 12 December in parts of England.
This comes into force, as air from the Arctic spreads south across the country including the potential for widespread frosts.
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The Met Office advises for friends and family to look out for people who are vulnerable to the cold, ensuring they have access to warm food and drinks and are able to manage heat in their homes sufficiently.
In Preston the weather will stay mainly dry with clearer skies and sunny spells continuing.
Isolated showers are possible, and these could turn wintry by Thursday. Becoming increasingly cold with widespread overnight frosts.
Here is a day-by-day forecast for the city over the next six days:
Tuesday 6 December
Morning – A dry but chilly start and up to three degrees by 10am.
Afternoon – Prolonged spells of sunshine will remain for most throughout the day, between 12pm and 3pm temperature will be up to five degrees.
Evening – Layer up, as temperatures will start to plummet down to one degrees by 9pm.
Wednesday 7 December
Morning – Try to stay indoors if you can, from 6am to 9am it will be minus one degrees.
Afternoon – Sunny spells and highs of two degrees from 12pm to 3pm.
Evening – The weather will take a quick turn from 6pm, with temperatures going down to minus one degrees, although it will feel like minus four degrees.
From midnight it will go down to minus two degrees.
Thursday 8 December
Morning – Another frosty start, and minus one degrees up to 9am with sunny spells shortly casting over.
Afternoon – Things are starting to look up as it is one degrees from 12pm and sunshine.
Evening – Low spells of minus two degrees start early on at 6pm. From midnight it will be minus four degrees, but it will feel as if it’s minus six degrees.
Friday 9 December
Morning – Make sure to start your day with a warm cup of brew as it’ll be minus three degrees from 9am alongside sunshine.
Afternoon – Sunny spells will carry on till 3pm and up to zero degrees.
Evening – Temperatures will plummet again from 6pm with minus two degrees.
Saturday 10 December
Morning – A misty start and up to minus one degrees at 9am.
Afternoon – Things will start to look up from 12pm with two degrees and cloudy skies.
Evening – It will become chilly from 6pm and up to zero degrees. From midnight it will be minus one degrees.
Sunday 11 December
Morning – A frosty start and up to minus one degrees at 9am.
Afternoon – Sunshine from 12pm and up to two degrees.
Evening – A freezing evening with minus one degrees from 9pm.
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