Rare thundersnow in the Anglia region as temperatures plunge

Sunset at Pitstone Windmill in the Chilterns on Monday 11 December 2017 Credit: Graham Custance

The Anglia region has experienced the relatively unusual weather phenomenon of snow during a thunderstorm as temperatures dipped below -4°C

The so-called thundersnow was seen in Lowestoft on the Suffolk coast at around midnight.

This video was recorded by ITV News Anglia viewer Dan Bartram

The UK had its coldest night of the year as the temperature dipped to -13°C in Shawbury in Shropshire.

The lowest temperatures in the Anglia region by 6am on Tuesday was -4.7°C recorded in Northampton.

Last updated Tue 12 Dec 2017

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