He said that since October, more than 300 staff and over 130 gritters have been salting main roads during the cold spells.

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There have been a number of areas in England which have had qualifying cold spells, including Bingley, Sheffield, Norwich, Nottingham, Bedford and High Wycombe.

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In the weather, we see this sort of behavior with extended heat waves, cold spells, or periods when it is hot in the morning followed by an afternoon thunderstorm.

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It will be similar tomorrow: breezy with bright spells, and variable cloud, but very cold again.

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The longest spells of settled weather occur during calm but cold days in winter.

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