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Low of minus 11C predicted after ‘very cold night’ as some sporting events axed

Source: PA Wire

Temperatures are tipped to plunge to as low as minus 11C in parts of the UK over the weekend, with several sporting events cancelled amid snowfall and icy conditions.

The Met Office has predicted that temperatures could plummet to “perhaps as low as minus 10C in parts of Scotland” overnight, with sub-zero conditions widespread elsewhere.

Saturday morning could see minus 11C across parts of Aberdeenshire and minus 8C in rural Wales.

The lowest temperature recorded on Friday was minus 9.4C, the forecaster said.

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