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UK weather: Rare amber warning for snow as temperature plunges to -14C

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People in northern Scotland have been warned to expect further disruption as an amber alert for snow was issued following the UK's coldest night of the winter so far.

The mercury fell to minus 14C in Dalwhinnie in the Highlands on Tuesday night, according to provisional recordings by the Met Office, reportedly the lowest January temperature in Britain since 2019.

The Met Office has issued amber warnings for snow between 3pm on Wednesday and 6pm on Thursday in north-west Scotland and the

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