UK has coldest January night for 15 years

If you've been feeling a bit chilly recently, then you're not alone! The UK has just had its coldest January night for 15 years.

Temperatures dropped to -18 degrees Celsius overnight in in Altnaharra - in the Scottish highlands, according to the Met Office.

The coldest January night on record in the UK, was -22.3C on 8 January in Altnaharra in 2010.

50 schools were closed in the Highlandson Friday, and hundreds more all around the UK have been affected by freezing temperatures and snow this week.

Snow blankets the landscape near the Highland village of Roybridge

Other parts of the UK also had below-freezing temperatures overnight, with temperatures dropping to -11.2C in Shap, Cumbria, and Bala in Wales recording -6.7C.

But there was warmer spreading into Northern Ireland, west Wales and south-west England, with temperatures stayed above freezing at 5 to 10 C.

How long will this wintery weather go on for?

Temperatures are set to bit a little bit milder next week

According to Met Office meteorologist, Zoe Hutin, temperatures over the next few days will still be on average below freezing: "another chilly night to come on Saturday, but then as we go into Sunday and into Monday, then we can start to expect temperatures to recover somewhat.

Looking ahead to next week, she said: "We're saying it's getting milder but by no stretch does that mean (temperatures) are going to be above average - it just will feel comparatively much more pleasant than it is at the moment."