Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and Redditch residents woke up to icy fields and roads this morning (Saturday, January 10), with council gritters out yesterday evening.
Much of the UK endured below-freezing temperatures overnight.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has extended its cold weather health alert for all of England until Tuesday.
Amber alerts have been extended and will now run until January 14, meaning a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, is likely, the agency said.
The Met Office has forecast that temperatures could rise to as high as 11 degrees in parts of Worcestershire by Friday next week.
Met Office meteorologist Zoe Hutin said on Saturday that night temperatures are expected to drop widely to below freezing in eastern areas.
She said: “So another chilly night to come on Saturday, but then as we go into Sunday and into Monday, then we can start to expect temperatures to recover somewhat.
“I won’t rule out the risk of seeing something around or just below freezing again on Sunday night into Monday, but it won’t be quite so dramatic as the temperatures that we’re going to experience as we go overnight tonight.”
Looking ahead to next week, she said: “We’re saying it’s getting milder but by no stretch does that mean (temperatures) are going to be above average, it just will feel comparatively much more pleasant than it is at the moment.”
The UK has experienced a “particularly long cold spell”, she said, adding: “It has been getting progressively colder each night this week, whereas looking at previous years, we’ve had maybe two or three days where things have been particularly cold.”