But experts have warned that the dire weather is only going to get worse as we go into December.
Forecasters have predicted that the “early winter curse” will strike this year, with Arctic temperatures of -10C hitting the country next week.
The Weather Company senior meteorologist Mark Stephens-Row said: “We may well see -10C or so later in the month in the North, and also in the South if there is any snow on the ground.”
The Weather Company has added that the freezing temperatures could last for up to two weeks.
The south of England could see its first snow of winter during this time.
Met Office forecaster Mark Wilson said: “The North will probably be cold at times in the coming week, and colder conditions might extend south across the UK at times, giving wintry showers.
“Towards the end of the month, it looks likely conditions will settle down. A colder period is possible.
“Temperatures are likely to be below the normal starting period from December 2-16, with wet and windy milder interludes later.”
Deep snow could also cause problems in hilly areas of the north.
A temperature below the -12.1C on November 21, 2016, in Aberdeenshire, would be Britain's coldest November temperature for seven years.
At the start of 2010's Big Freeze, -18C was measured at Powys, Wales, on November 28.
Early winter ‘CURSE’ to plunge Britain into -10C freeze
19 November 2017
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Blasts of icy Arctic air have hit the UK this week, seeing temperatures plummet to below freezing, dailystar reports.
