The coldest temperature recorded in the UK on Thursday — one of the chilliest days of the year — was -6.6C but, according to the Met Office, this weekend marks a change to the pattern

The Met Office has identified the date Brits can finally dodge the threat of ice and snow .

The nation is gripped in a cold snap currently and, even if it hasn't snowed in your area, temperatures have plunged in the past few days to around — or below — freezing. Ice remains a concern, especially for those living in parts of the Northeast of England and East of England.

Temperatures sank to -6.6C on Thursday in Benson, Oxfordshire, and today will also be cold, particularly across northern England and parts of Scotland . However, the picture will look hugely different on Sunday as temperatures will

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