These beautiful photos capture the frost which settled across much of south west Hertfordshire today.

Many people woke this morning to gleaming sunshine and blue skies, with a white layer coating many houses, roads and cars.

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Forecasters say temperatures are set to fall towards the end of this week – in what could spell the start of what is traditionally a cold spell.

Met Office records show that the coldest January temperatures have been recorded towards the end of the month nine times in the past 15 years.

Observer photographer Holly Cant captured the day’s striking weather this morning in Rickmansworth and Chipperfield.

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