A fresh set of yellow weather warnings have been issued across the UK with snow expected to fall in southern England.
The Met Office has issued warnings for snow and ice in Wales and through the south west of England from 5pm today, Monday and is in place until 10am tomorrow, Tuesday.
There is a warning for snow from 9am on Wednesday through till the early hours of Thursday morning stretching from Truro, across the southern coast to Canterbury and East Anglia.
Outbreaks of snow are forecast to push in from the southwest during Wednesday, with 2-5 cm of snow set to accumulate and as much as 10 cm over higher ground.
However, while not everywhere is set to be impacted, rain or sleet is more likely in coastal areas.
There could be further snow across the south of England
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Tuesday is set to see snow and ice across Wales and the South West
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Met Office Chief forecaster Frank Saunders, said: “We’re seeing snow accumulations building in the expected areas covered by the Amber warning and there will be further snowfall over the higher ground in northern England throughout today, probably turning heavier again this evening.
"Cold conditions in Scotland will continue, with snow showers in many coastal areas, and more persistent snow for a time in the southeast.
“With mild air now across much of the southern half of the UK, rain is the main hazard here, which alongside snow melt could cause some localised flooding impacts.
"Yellow warnings for rain have been issued or updated, covering Wales, Cheshire, Manchester, the north Midlands and towards the Humber and, separately, for southern England."
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A member of a Mountain Rescue team after helping to clear cars from a snow drift near Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire
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Rising floodwater in Yalding, Kent
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It comes as hundreds of schools have shut across the UK, including 175 in Bradford and nearly 100 in Leeds.
This morning, many commuters suffered from travel disruption from severe weather, with major roads closed and railway lines blocked.
Manchester airport’s runways were closed early on Monday morning because of heavy snow but have since reopened.
It was the UK’s coldest night of the winter so far, with a temperature of -13.3C recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands, between Ullapool and Inverness.
The Environment Agency has issued 166 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 299 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible, across England. In Wales, there are three flood warnings and 34 flood alerts.
A man clears snow in Catton, Northumberland
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Traffic drives through falling snow on Lanark Road in Edinburgh
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Southeastern trains are unable to run from Ramsgate or Margate towards London via Canterbury West because of a fallen tree.
Great Western Railway said its trains between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester are running at a reduced speed because of “heavy rain flooding the railway”.
TransPennine Express said severe weather is causing the same issue for its services between Barnetby and Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire.
Flooding means Transport for Wales services between Manchester and North Wales are only able to operate between Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester.
