Temperatures Plunge and Snow Turns to Solid Ice...

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Temperatures were expected to plunge as low as -12[masc ordinal]C in parts of the West Country last night, making some of the heaviest snowfalls in 30 years turn to deadly ice.

Farmers, villagers and commuters across the region were expected to wake up to more snow chaos this morning, with conditions made even more dangerous by sheets of black ice on roads and a likelihood of a thick, "rock solid" coating on yesterday's fresh powder.

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Temperatures Plunge and Snow Turns to Solid Ice...

Last night forecasters warned that Marlborough in Wiltshire could see the mercury plummeting as low as -12[masc ordinal]C - with many isolated rural areas in the West seeing a low of -10[masc ordinal]C, as the bitter cold combines with clear blue skies.

And it appears there is no chance of a thaw any time soon, with daytime temperatures failing to budge above freezing before ...

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