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| Cold snap blamed on Arctic air | Cold snap blamed on Arctic air |
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| Freezing temperatures are forecast for much of the UK overnight as sleet and snow showers give way to clear skies. | Freezing temperatures are forecast for much of the UK overnight as sleet and snow showers give way to clear skies. |
| Met Office forecasters said the weather on Tuesday was colder than usual for this time of year. | Met Office forecasters said the weather on Tuesday was colder than usual for this time of year. |
| The cold snap - with its widespread frost and crisp air - is being caused by cold air that has come down from the Arctic. | The cold snap - with its widespread frost and crisp air - is being caused by cold air that has come down from the Arctic. |
| Two League One football matches, at Northampton and Walsall, have been postponed owing to heavy snow. | |
| Sleet and snow showers have been seen across many parts of the country, with particularly wintry conditions seen across the north of England and Scotland. | Sleet and snow showers have been seen across many parts of the country, with particularly wintry conditions seen across the north of England and Scotland. |
| The first significant snowfalls of the winter in parts of Scotland have caused icy conditions on roads. | The first significant snowfalls of the winter in parts of Scotland have caused icy conditions on roads. |
| Grampian Police warned drivers to take extra care after a number of minor accidents. | Grampian Police warned drivers to take extra care after a number of minor accidents. |
| Heavy snow also affected driving conditions in the Highlands. Caithness, Inverness, Nairn and Aviemore were hit by significant flurries. | Heavy snow also affected driving conditions in the Highlands. Caithness, Inverness, Nairn and Aviemore were hit by significant flurries. |
| Northampton's home clash with Colchester and Swindon's visit to Walsall - fell foul of the weather after officials deemed conditions unplayable. | |
| The cold air originates in the Arctic and it has not been polluted, which is why it feels so crisp Kevin Hogg, of the Met Office | The cold air originates in the Arctic and it has not been polluted, which is why it feels so crisp Kevin Hogg, of the Met Office |
| Kevin Hogg of the Met Office said he did not expect the snow to lie anywhere other than on high ground. | |
| Mr Hogg said: "Overnight there will be a widespread frost and temperatures will fall to a couple of degrees below freezing. | Mr Hogg said: "Overnight there will be a widespread frost and temperatures will fall to a couple of degrees below freezing. |
| "The cold air originates in the Arctic and it has not been polluted, which is why it feels so crisp." | "The cold air originates in the Arctic and it has not been polluted, which is why it feels so crisp." |
| A dry but cold day is forecast for much of Britain on Wednesday as the unseasonal chill continues. | |
| Tom Tobler, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said temperatures would remain low for the next couple of days, but the worst was probably past. | Tom Tobler, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said temperatures would remain low for the next couple of days, but the worst was probably past. |
| He said: "Later in the weekend, maybe into next week, temperatures might return more towards average, but we haven't got anything looking like warm weather." | He said: "Later in the weekend, maybe into next week, temperatures might return more towards average, but we haven't got anything looking like warm weather." |