Beautiful England in winter : -13 Degrees Celsius In Britain

Britain should brace itself for the coldest night of the winter so far as temperatures threaten to plunge as low a -13C, the Met Office has warned. If the mercury does dip that low, it would mean the coldest thermometer readings since the frost-bitten nightmare of December 2010. The snow may have begun to melt away in many places - though some in the south-east could still face a few more centimeters overnight - a relatively milder window has arrived. The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band, based in Catterick, march during a 21-gun Royal Salute from the Museum Gardens, York, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne But that reprieve promises to be temporary. This morning's low point of -8.5C in Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, threatens to be the norm for the rest of Britain. And the Met Office has warned that -13C is possible between Tuesday and Thursday in East Anglia. Met Office forecaster Helen Chivers said: 'Scattered snow showers were expected to affect parts of the Lincolnshire to Sussex area overnight, with freezing fog patches elsewhere which persist all day Tuesday in parts of central Scotland. 'There's a continuing risk of ice throughout this week in areas with lying snow, and a chance temperatures could go lower than -12.4C, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.' The Met Office added: 'Cold weather looks like lasting to the end of the week, with a chance of rain, sleet and snow moving into northern and western parts on Thursday or Friday. In the park: Deer stand in the snow at The Deer Park at Studley Royal Park near Ripon, North Yorkshire as freezing temperatures continued On the roads: The RAC has reported its busiest February weekend ever and assistance was definitely needed for this lorry which ended up in a ditch after spinning from the A1 at Dishforth, North Yorkshire On the rails: Train services in and out of York were running despite the station, which serves the east coast main line, being dusted with snow and ice Essential travel only: The AA and RAC have advised motorists to exercise caution when taking to the roads because conditions - such as the on M8 near Glasgow pictured here today - are treacherous In the air: A plane taxis along a runway at Heathrow in freezing fog, which has continued to disrupt attempts to catch up on the backlog caused by 50 per cent of the schedule being axed in the wake of the snow . Stay on your feet: Commuters struggle to stay upright as they head for work on icy roads and pavements around Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, Tough morning: A newspaper delivery boy cuts a lonely figure as he trudges through still-deep snow in Banstead, near Epsom in Surrey Road to ruin: This motorist has only the hedgerows to guide his travel as he drives along the top of the Yorkshire Wolds, which remain covered in a blanket of snow Backed-up: The M4 was a sea of red lights Monday morning near Reading in Berkshire as commuters faced their freezing morning journey at a slower pace than usual This Met office satellite image shows the freezing weather front sweeping over the south east of England and Wales, as a stronger front covers the area West of Ireland I wish it was a bit otter: This pair frolicked over and under the ice at their home at the British Wildlife Centre in Lingfield, in Surrey It's not a snow leopard: This tiger finds itself in rather unfamiliar weather conditions at Shepreth Wildlife Park near Cambridge Eye to eye: Deer wrestle at a snow-bound Bushy Park in Hampton Court, West London - perhaps just trying to keep warm Fancy a hot meal? These sheep, seemingly in formation, head for food laid out by a farmer in the North Yorkshire Wolds, leaving tracks in the soft snow