Big freeze expected to last until weekend

Frozen Lake: This is Ashton Park, frozen, and looking a bit untidy, as captured by Matt Thomas (mthrembo)

WEATHER experts warned Merseyside’s freezing temperatures were expected to continue until the weekend.

Yesterday was thought to be one of the coldest days of the year. Temperatures plunged to -8C (18F) in Formby early yesterday morning, while in Liverpool city centre temperatures fell to -5C (23F).

* Click here to see an image gallery of cold weather photos from our Flickr group: Merseyside: Snapshot of 2009 - Liverpool Daily Post.

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