Residents across Wiltshire are being warned as temperatures are set to plummet over the next few days.

Freezing conditions are expected with a cold weather alert being issued by the UK Health Security Agency.

They are advising people to stay warm and to look out for those most at risk from the effects of cold weather.

The Met Office is warning that all of England will experience cold weather until Friday, January 20.

Wiltshire Council has also reminded residents to be mindful when driving.

The council’s gritters will out and about across the county to treat the county’s primary and secondary routes.

However, due to the amount of standing water from the recent floods, there are fears that this could create dangerous patches of ice.

Councillor Caroline Thomas, the cabinet member for transport, said: “Following heavy rain there is a lot of standing water on our highways network, and this will freeze in many places in the coming hours, creating dangerous patches of ice.

“Our gritting teams are working around the clock to treat our primary and secondary routes in the county to help mitigate against the risk of ice. However, the predicted sustained period of sub-zero temperatures will mean that many roads will have patches of ice, no matter how many times we salt them.

“Anyone driving on Wiltshire’s roads over the coming days should assume that there is ice on the road and drive very carefully.

“Please do not attempt to drive through floodwater or through road closures, and do drive to the conditions. We cannot stress enough that people should ‘think ice’.”

Here is the weather forecast for the next few days.

Tuesday: Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze with highs of 2C and lows of -3C

Wednesday: Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze with highs of 5C and lows of -1C.

Thursday: Sunny and a gentle breeze with highs of 5C and lows of -2C.

Friday: Light cloud and a gentle breeze with highs of 5C and lows of 3C.