Britain will finish the week with temperatures up to five degrees colder than usual for this time of year.
The Met Office has forecast several days of cold weather, snow, sleet and frost, with the Midlands likely to be the coldest region - at -3C on Wednesday night.
Yellow warnings have been issued for ice in parts of Wales, southwest England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, while London could see snow on Wednesday night.
A spokeswoman for the Met Office said an easterly wind from Scandinavia means temperatures over the coming days will be lower than the average for the time of year.
"In London it should be 2-3C above freezing at night and over the weekend it is expected to be -1C (30.2F)," she said.
The weekend will bring widespread frost and showers across Britain, with 6cm of snow forecast in the Grampians.
Age UK has urged older people to take precautions in the cold weather to keep themselves "safe and well".
"The cold weather can be really challenging for older people, particularly those who are more vulnerable because of pre-existing health conditions or who are living in housing that is difficult and expensive to heat," said charity director Caroline Abrahams.
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