Warnings for snow and ice remain in place as Met Office says further alerts likely while sub-zero temperatures expected nationwide

The UK is braced for an icy blast, with temperatures set to plummet as low as -15C, the coldest of the winter so far, reports the PA news agency.

Parts of England were still subject to ice and snow warnings on Wednesday morning, and the Met Office said further alerts are likely to be issued as the week goes on.

England: Gov.uk have a service where you can search by town, city or postcode for current flood warnings or alerts, river, sea, groundwater and rainfall levels and flood risk in the next five days. The website advises contacting your local council though if you want to know if there’s surface water flooding (also known as ‘flash flooding’) in your area.

Wales: Natural Resources Wales lets you to search for flood warning and alerts by postcode, location or place, as well as river levels, rainfall and sea levels (by river, location or station). It also offers a five day flood risk outlook. Users can also sign up to flood alerts and call a 24-hour Floodline service for updates.

Scotland: The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) publish a flood forecast for the next three days, plus live flood updates. Again, you can sign up to flood alerts. You can also report flooding too.

Northern Ireland: Flood Maps NI is an interactive map that lets users access the latest flood hazard information available from the Northern Irish government. You can look up an area by putting in an address into the box.