BBC Weather says the cold snap is down to an area of low pressure drawing in air from the Arctic.
Scotland is set to be colder than Iceland through the next couple of days as temperatures plummet well below freezing.
Frosty start to a largely dry Saturday with some good sunny spells. - Fife - Angus
The latest Met Office forecast predicts cooler temperatures but no more snow is expected yet.
There will though be some sunshine in the late morning, which will change to cloud by lunchtime with highs of 8°C in the afternoon. Highs of 8°C with lows of 0°. Rain is unlikely throughout the day though there is a ten per cent chance in the early afternoon.
Snow fell across the capital on Thursday morning, as the UK braced for four days of bitterly cold temperatures.
Isolated rural areas in the north of Scotland could see temperatures as low as –8C later in the week, with sub-zero temperatures possible overnight for much of the UK. "Although there’s still some uncertainty on the exact location of snow showers, the trend is for a mix of sleet and snow to fall as a cold front moves south through on Wednesday, before clearing southern areas on Thursday morning, with the main areas at risk of snowfall being higher ground in the north and east. "The best of any clear and sunny spells through the rest of this week are likely to be in the south and west of the UK, albeit feeling colder compared to last week." The Met Office issued a yellow alert for snow and ice for today, covering a large part of the North East of England and Scotland with temperatures set to drop as low as -5C. An ice warning extends to the northeast of England and Yorkshire and the Humber from 8pm until 10am on Thursday. The yellow weather warning for snow and ice covers the north of Scotland until 10am on Wednesday.
Visibility on roads during the morning rush-hour will be limited by the snow and sleet, forecasters say.
He added: “There is an ice warning out at the moment,’ he added. Forecasters have said visibility on roads during the morning rush-hour will be limited by the snow and sleet. Visibility on roads during the morning rush-hour will be limited by the snow and sleet, forecasters say
The Essex Weather Centre says sleet and snow currently falling in Suffolk is set to drift over into Essex today bringing a potentially heavy snowfall as well as ...
Sleet and snow showers across Suffolk are likely to drift into Essex at times today, perhaps heavy with gusty winds at times. Feeling cold with keen northerly winds. The Essex Weather Centre says sleet and snow currently falling in Suffolk is set to drift over into Essex today bringing a potentially heavy snowfall as well as gusty winds.
A yellow weather warning has been issued for Suffolk and north Essex by the Met Office as wintery conditions are set to continue.
The Met Office, which issued the warning, has said there will be a risk of disruption tomorrow as a result of the snow and ice. The warning for snow and ice, which is in place from 12am until 10am on Friday, covers most of east Suffolk and the outskirts of Ipswich. A yellow weather warning has been issued for Suffolk and north Essex as wintery conditions are set to continue.
Northumbria Police have asked commuters to avoid the area while they deal with reports of snow.
Showers remaining wintery although any snow accumulations mainly limited to hills. "There will be further wintry showers throughout the day, these will be most frequent along the coast, with hill snow and hail possible. Showers remaining wintery although any snow accumulations mainly limited to hills. Northumbria Police have asked commuters to avoid the A68 as they are dealing with reports of snow in the area. Occasional showers continuing through the night. Feeling cold with a chill wind, but some good bright spells.
A yellow warning for ice and snow was issued for parts of northern England and Scotland.
Top temperatures forecast to reach a maximum of 10C this weekend as a result of air coming from the Arctic.
The weather is expected to gradually improve over the weekend, with “a fair amount of sunshine” and some sunny spells, Box said. “Any snow that accumulates won’t last very long at this time of year because the ground is quite warm,” she said. A Met Office spokesperson, Nicola Maxey, said any of the band of showers pushing through the east of England and Scotland on Thursday could turn into snow, with the potential for 1-2cm of lying snow in parts.
Motorists warned as sleet, ice and rain expected across the UK.
“I suspect there will be a similar risk for Thursday night to Friday morning.” Please give them space to work and take care if out and about this morning.” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. If there's any melt and it refreezes over night then there's an ice risk,” he said. It comes after a night of sub-zero temperatures across much of the country, with the mercury dropping to 0C in Northern Ireland and on the south coast of England, plummeting as far as -6C in the Scottish Highlands. As a result of widespread snow and hail showers, the Met Office has issued a warning for ice in the east of the UK, running the length of the country, from Orkney to Dover.
Chilly weather has replaced last week's highs of 20C, with temperatures across the UK set to be around 10C heading into the weekend.
Sunny spells and further wintry showers, most frequent along parts of the north and east coasts. Showers will be heavy at times, with hail and thunder. Strong winds are also likely at times, particularly in the north and west, with temperatures mainly near or slightly above average. Less cold Sunday and Monday, though often cloudier with spells of rain. “There is an ice warning out at the moment. Breezy and feeling cold.
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“It will be concentrated and there will be snow showers,” he said. “There is an ice warning out at the moment. He added that there will be a similar chance of snow over Thursday night and Friday morning as well.
A cold snap has replaced last week's sunshine and highs of 20C, with top temperatures predicted to be around 10C heading into the weekend.
“It will be concentrated and there will be snow showers”, he said. “There is an ice warning out at the moment. “I suspect there will be a similar risk for Thursday night to Friday morning.”
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The Met Office said cold snap would continue through the weekend, "although temperatures will gradually recover to near-average over the weekend and into the start of next week". Wintry showers were expected to last into the weekend, with "a mix of rain, sleet and snow to lower levels", it added. A yellow "be aware" warning for snow and hail showers was in place, with the Met Office warning of icy surfaces and travel disruption.
Weather warnings for snow and ice as far south as Kent issued by Met Office.
As weather patterns come in from the east, and hit the colder arctic air, the rain falls as a mix of rain, snow and sleet. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. One warning for ice applies to eastern Scotland and northeast England from 9pm Thursday to 10am Friday. Another for snow and ice applies to parts of the southeast of England from midnight Thursday until 10am Friday.
The Met Office has warned of sleet and snow falling on higher ground.
Outbreaks of sleet and hill snow in the west first thing will quickly clear leaving a bright day. Isolated showers this evening give way to a spell of sleet and hill snow in the west after midnight. Scattered showers will develop late morning onwards, these falling as rain and sleet on low lying ground, but with some snow over the hills.
North Yorkshire road cameras show roads covered in fresh snow with more falling overnight.
Current temp: -0.9°C." The yellow warning for ice will remain in place until 10am on Friday, and traffic delays are expected due to snow and icy conditions. Yorkshire has woken up to snow on the first day of April, with a Met Office weather warning in force across much of the region.
Snow flurries continue to blanket the East Kent Downs and various parts of the county as a yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place.
“Although there’s unlikely to be widespread accumulations of snow there is a risk of some disruption in eastern and southeastern areas." A yellow warning remains in place for the east of the county until 10am. Snow flurries continue to blanket the East Kent Downs and various parts of the county as a yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place.