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First responders are continuing their efforts to address extensive flooding triggered by the recent storm.

A significant emergency was declared in Monmouth, south-east Wales, where residents were safely removed from flooded homes after heavy downpours on Friday.

On Sunday morning, four severe flood warnings, indicating a danger to life, remained active, alongside 41 flood warnings across England. River levels on the Monnow River exceeded previous records, topping levels recorded during previous severe weather events.

Homes, businesses, transportation systems, and power grids all suffered from significant flooding in parts of Wales, officials confirmed.

Reports indicated that approximately twenty homes and businesses in England experienced flooding due to the severe conditions, including some in Cumbria.

As the storm system withdraws, a sharp temperature drop is forecast to move across the United Kingdom, bringing freezing temperatures and possible wintry precipitation.

Over the weekend, the UK experienced its coldest night since late March, with mercury readings dropping to minus seven degrees Celsius in Tulloch Bridge, Scotland.

A temperature drop of approximately five degrees will shift unseasonably warm November readings to lower figures across most of the UK, with Sunday's high reaching around 11 degrees in south-east England before becoming colder at the start of the week.

"As the storm retreats, high pressure to the northwest will drive a chilly Arctic air across the country," a weather expert stated. "This results in much colder weather than lately, and, though mostly dry, there is also a risk of snow and ice. Widespread frosts are expected, with readings falling as low as -7C in some places next week, and daytime highs staying in the single digits."

He added, "Couple this with a brisk northerly wind, and there will be a marked wind chill. This represents a notable change after a prolonged spell of above-average temperatures."

Health authorities have issued a cold weather alert for several English regions from Monday, while environmental agencies have cautioned that flooding may persist throughout the weekend.

The low-temperature warning is in place from Monday morning until Friday morning, including the East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, and Yorkshire and The Humber.