Cold snap and snow
Step by step through severe cold and snow at home, from spotting hypothermia to keeping one room warm and dealing with a frozen pipe.
What to do in a cold snap
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Call 999 if you think someone has hypothermia.
Signs: shivering, pale cold skin, slurred speech, slow breathing, tiredness or confusion. A baby may be cold to touch, floppy, unusually quiet and sleepy. If you're worried but it isn't an emergency, call 111.
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- Weather-Health Alerting System · UK Health Security Agency · Last checked 2026-11-02
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- Cold weather · Public Health Wales · Last checked 2026-11-02
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- Travelling in heavy snow and ice · Met Office · Last checked 2026-11-02