UK weather: Forecasted snow could hit FA Cup fourth round weekend
Temperatures plunged as low as minus 8.5C (16.7F) overnight as the cold snap brought wintry and potentially-hazardous conditions to many parts of the country
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Your support makes all the difference.The FA Cup could be hit by the adverse weather conditions hitting the country this weekend.
Temperatures have plunged with the current cold snap bringing with it wintry and potentially-hazardous conditions to many parts of the UK.
Liverpool airport was forced to close the runway on Wednesday after heavy snow while motorways up and down the country have become increasingly treacherous to travel on as fans plan their routes ahead of this weekend's games.
A total of 16 fourth round ties are scheduled to be take place between Friday evening and Monday night, with a number of Premier League clubs including Manchester City and Newcastle playing at home in the north of the country which is set to be hardest hit.
The UK-wide low of minus 8.5C (16.7F) was recorded at Altnaharra in Sutherland, while minus 7C (19.4F) was recorded at Aboyne in Aberdeenshire. In Aberdeen itself the mercury dropped to minus 5C (23F), while the same low was recorded as far south as Cavendish in Suffolk.
A yellow warning of ice for most of Scotland, all of the North of England and down across to East Anglia was in place on Thursday morning.
Met Office meteorologist Ellie Creed said: "It's been pretty cold overnight and there have been showers in the last 24 hours, so there could well be some icy stretches around."
For the rest of Thursday, an area of cloud, rain and hill snow over much of central England will move out towards the south.
Areas behind the band of wintry weather, particularly in the North East of England, could see some sunny spells.
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