Brits are set for the recent chilly weather to continue in the first weekend of 2019.
The Met Office said the high pressure that caused temperatures to plummet during the week will continue overnight into Saturday morning.
But conditions won’t be quite as bitterly cold as they were during the week. Forecasters, meanwhile, are expecting dry and cloudy weather across the UK.
Meteorologist John West told the Standard: “We have been experiencing the effects of high pressure over the past couple of days and that will be very much in place as we go into the weekend.
“It has been quite dry, cloudy and rather cold – and that will be the case across the UK through Saturday and Sunday.
“But in terms of temperatures, things will be a little less cold into the weekend.
“Some north-west parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland will see rain and drizzle, but there will be plenty of dry weather for much of England and Wales."
For London and the south-east, Mr West added there is a chance of overnight frost in some areas.
He said: “It will be very cloudy and quite a cold start on Saturday for London and the south-east. There may even be a few bits of frost in places like west London.
“Temperatures are not going to be amazing at all, at about 5C. It’s going to be dry – but a chilly one.
“On Sunday, the clouds will remain, though it looks like the temperatures will creep up to about 9C or 10C.”
This week’s cold snap saw emergency homeless shelters open across the capital as temperatures plummeted below zero.
Severe weather shelters will be available through the weekend.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said more than 700 spaces at shelters funded by City Hall and London councils will be available, in addition to more than 600 spaces in shelters run by faith and community groups.
