Pictures of frozen lakes and ponds in Regent’s Park and Hyde Park were shared on social media on Saturday.
The cold conditions froze the fountains in Trafalgar Square and brought large amounts of snow to parts of the country.
Food and travel writer Sybil Kapoor shared photos of freezing flood waters near Dale in Hyde Park.
She wrote on Twitter: “The wind may be bitter but it is very beautiful [the Royal parks]».
Sibel Kapoor, food and travel writer, posted photos of frozen water in Regent’s Park on Saturday
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Photos of Londoners enjoying the frozen waters of Hyde Park have also been shared on TikTok.
The meteorological office said moderate conditions were on their way after a week of winter weather.
Meteorologists expect temperatures to start rising to double digits next week.
Yellow warnings of snow and ice have been in effect for most of Scotland and parts of northern England and Wales on Saturday, and again on Sunday, as well as in eastern Northern Ireland.
Snowstorms are expected to sweep across Northern Ireland on Saturday, with winds reaching 40 mph in coastal areas.
We have winds in the 35-40 mph region on the coast and nearly 30 mph inland, “said meteorologist Luc Miel, meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, Luc Mayal.
Loch Glascarnoch, near Garve, in northern Scotland, recorded the lowest temperature in the UK on Friday evening at -6.5 degrees Celsius below zero.
Mercury dropped to minus 5.8 degrees Celsius overnight in Pinnerley in Shropshire, minus 5.6 degrees Celsius in Brain Bach Park in Tradegar, South Wales, and minus 1.7 degrees Celsius in Killellen, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Sibel Kapoor said the water near Dale in Hyde Park froze
/ Sybil Kapoor
“For the past week, the UK has been in a very cold air mass with temperatures well below average, and that will change throughout the week, as moderate air comes from the Atlantic and pushes that cold,” said Chief Met Office Meteorologist Neil Armstrong. Air mass in the North Sea.
“Since temperatures were close to zero in many places last week, we expect to see 11 degrees Celsius or 12 degrees Celsius next week.
“There are still winter risks to be overcome over the next few days, with lower temperatures, strong winds and additional snow, especially in Northern Ireland.
He added: “There is a risk of freezing rain on Sunday in the highlands of Scotland and the north of England, with additional snowfall in the Scottish hills, before it turns into rain when the hot weather begins.”
Shaharyar Khan, from Leytonstone, skates on a flooded field turned to ice in Hollow Pond in Leytonstone, East London
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The coldest temperature in the UK in 65 years was recorded in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, on Wednesday evening, when the mercury dropped to minus 23 degrees Celsius.
A record low temperature was also recorded for February in England and Wales when temperatures in Ravensworth, North Yorkshire fell to minus -15.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday night.
Public Health England (PHE) extended the cold weather alert throughout the weekend and urged people to check on vulnerable relatives and neighbors.
Dr Owen Landig, Head of the Extreme Events and Health Protection Group at PHE, said: “Cold weather can have a serious impact on health, especially for the elderly and those with heart and lung problems as it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke. And lung infections.
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“ Make a social call or home visit remotely if they live nearby, and remind them to heat their home to at least 18 ° C and 64.4 ° F and stay on top of expectations.
“It is also helpful to make sure they get enough food, drink and all of the medicine they need.”
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