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TEMPERATURES in Scotland have plummeted to -10C - making it the lowest the mercury has fallen since last winter.

The big chill was felt at Tulloch Bridge in the Highlands earlier.

 A yellow weather warning was issued for fog
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A yellow weather warning was issued for fogCredit: Ventusky
 Dense fog is to blanket much of Britain
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Dense fog is to blanket much of Britain
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And it comes after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for thick wintry fog across much of central and northern England this morning.

And forecasters say southern parts of the UK will see freezing temperatures and Scotland and the Highlands are likely to hit sub-zero temperatures, with some areas dipping to below -6C.

"Volatile" weather is predicted as we move into December in the coming days, with odds slashed on a white Christmas and snow likely to fall across the UK very soon.

Brits will see a maximum temperature of only around 4C on Saturday.

And the Met Office has warned people to take extra care while out this weekend with roads and payments expected to be slippery.


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A forecaster added: “Surface temperatures are expected to fall away below freezing and following the rain and recent wet weather many surfaces are likely to remain wet leading to icy stretches forming where these not treated.”

Weathertrending have ominously predicted a "volatile" start to December.

 A cruel arctic blast will see Brits freeze
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A cruel arctic blast will see Brits freezeCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd

They say: "Expect threats from both frost and even some snow to be gradually increasing from the north – last to reach southern counties.

“The first week of December could provide some very volatile weather indeed."

A crippling Arctic blast is to blame for the plummeting temperatures - with fierce snowstorms threatening to blanket Northern regions, and most of Wales.

 Temperatures will plunge to -6C,  The Met Office's latest weather forecast has revealed
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Temperatures will plunge to -6C,  The Met Office's latest weather forecast has revealedCredit: Alamy

And icy wind coming over the next couple of days could even feel as cold as -12C, experts warn - with the harsh breeze making Brits twice as cold.

The Met Office said of tonight's weather: "Rain will clear in the far southwest, but it will remain windy. Showers will also affect some North Sea coastal districts at times and also northern Scotland.

"Elsewhere, it will be dry with clear periods allowing another cold, frosty night with a few fog patches.

Forecasters predict most areas will be "dry and sunny" tomorrow, but temperatures will remain chilly.

 Weather forecast experts have issued an ice warning
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Weather forecast experts have issued an ice warningCredit: Alamy

The Met Office said in its online forecast: "Showers likely in the far north and east. Fog patches slow to clear in parts of southern Scotland and north-west England."

The weather will turn milder in the north as the week progresses, but night fog will hit much of the rest of the country, according to the Met Office.

The extreme plunge in temperatures comes as odds are slashed on the UK experiencing its coldest temperatures on record.

Bookmaker Coral says that hopes are growing for a white Christmas - "with plenty of snow expected next month".

Coral slashed the odds on this December being the coldest ever to just 2-1 (from 5-1) - as forecasters warn of a big freeze over the next few weeks.

As temperatures plunge, snow is expected to fall and Coral now go 5-4 that there will be a white Christmas in the UK.

 Bets are on for snow on Christmas day
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Bets are on for snow on Christmas dayCredit: Ventusky
 The mercury will dip below freezing
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The mercury will dip below freezingCredit: Met Office

Edinburgh and Glasgow (4-1) are rated as the most likely cities to get snow on Christmas Day, it adds.

Coral's spokesman, Harry Aitkenhead, said: "We are headed for a freezing festive period and the temperatures are forecast to be so low that we have slashed the odds on next month going down as the coldest December we have ever had.

"Punters are getting their bets on a White Christmas with snow set to fall as early as next week, and Edinburgh and Glasgow are rated as the most likely in our book to be covered in the white stuff on the big day."

 Odds on a white Christmas have been slashed following the flog weather forecast
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Odds on a white Christmas have been slashed following the flog weather forecastCredit: Alamy

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