Freezing temperatures are expected to ease slightly after most of the UK had the coldest evening of winter to date. Frequent snow showers affected northern Scotland on Thursday but an amber warning has now ended. Yellow warnings for ice and snow are still in place in areas throughout the UK. While the low in a single day on Wednesday didn't beat Tuesday's -14C in Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands, UK temperatures taken as a whole made Wednesday evening the coldest of winter. In Scotland, the place a whole lot of colleges have been closed, the temperature dipped as little as -13.6C, the second lowest UK temperature this winter. The Met Office recorded the provisional figure in Tulloch Bridge in the Highlands. On Thursday the bitterly chilly Arctic air stayed with us and, as well as giving snow in northern Scotland, there have been some wintry showers in components of Northern Ireland, north and west Wales, eastern England and some parts of the south-west. An amber warning was in place for the Shetland Islands and much north of Scotland till 18:00 GMT on Thursday. Police stated some drivers were stranded in Caithness when heavy snow compelled the A9 to be shut between Helmsdale and Dunbeath. Three gritters and a tractor snow plough have been trying to clear the route. An ambulance overturned in Aberdeenshire in heavy snow. No-one was injured within the incident on the A98 at Boyndlie. The Met Office has also issued some yellow weather warnings. While Thursday evening might be one other chilly evening with a widespread frost, it isn't expected to be as chilly as Tuesday or Wednesday night time as barely milder air comes in from the west. In Northern Ireland, non-main roads usually are not being gritted attributable to a strike, and motorists are being urged to take care given the icy weather. All colleges have remained closed in Orkney and in Shetland, the place many have been shut since Monday. In Aberdeenshire, almost all colleges are closed. South of the border eight colleges have closed in Lancashire. In north and west Wales snow has pressured more than 40 faculties to close on Thursday. National Rail have warned wintry weather may have an effect on prepare journeys. ScotRail cancelled stopping services between Dundee and Arbroath, Montrose and Inverurie and Inverness to Elgin, while companies between Inverness and Edinburgh/Glasgow will take half-hour longer. The UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber cold weather alert for England this week, meaning the NHS is expected to return under extra pressure and elderly folks or those with underlying well being situations may be extra in danger. The chilly spell has resulted in automatic £25 payments for households in receipt of certain advantages being triggered in greater than 220 postcodes. The payments are made in areas where temperatures are, or are forecast to be, under zero for seven consecutive days. How do cold weather health alerts work? Alongside the snow and ice, a danger of flooding additionally persists for some components. As of 18:00 on Thursday, there were 13 flood warnings, external - meaning flooding is likely - and fifty nine flood alerts - that means flooding is possible - in England. Over the weekend the UK will see much milder Atlantic air coming in together with rain and robust winds. There's a Met Office yellow warning for wind for Sunday affecting many northern and western components of the UK with the potential for gusts as much as 60-70mph. This might cause some travel disruption and energy cuts. Temperatures will rise to as much as 12C in places on Sunday. The BBC Weather app is just out there to obtain in the UK. How have you ever been affected by the cold weather? Please embrace a contact number if you're keen to talk to a BBC journalist. Please embrace your identify, age and location with any submission. How can I keep my child heat throughout cold weather? How do hot weather health alerts work?