Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice have come into force across large parts of the UK, as weeks of relentless rain give way to snow.
Flooding is also expected in more than 70 areas after hundreds of homes have already been waterlogged.
A series of warnings expired throughout Saturday, but yellow snow and ice warnings covered the vast majority of Scotland and large parts of England until 10am on Sunday.
A fresh snow and ice warning in the east of England, covering parts of Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, is in place until 4pm.
Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has urged the public to remain vigilant amid the ongoing flood risk.
Last night, there were 74 flood warnings and 163 flood alerts in place across England.
Jonathan Day, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said more than 24,000 homes and business have been protected, but that around 330 have been flooded.
The yellow warning for snow and ice stretches from Derby across the majority of Scotland, and the Met Office warned of possible travel disruption caused by the snow which would be ‘heavy at times’.
ehicles travel along clear roads surrounded by snow covered moors and blue skies in Weardale, County Durham, on Saturday morning
An icy car on Saturday morning, at the start of a chilly weekend for the UK that has brought yellow snow and ice warnings
Flooding around Tewskbury Abbey near the confluence of the River Avon and River Severn on Saturday
The vast majority of Scotland and large parts of England were under yellow snow and ice weather warnings on Sunday morning
It said ‘accumulations of 1-3cm (of snow) will be possible at low levels, with 3-7cm possible above about 150m elevation, and perhaps 10-15cm above 400m’.
The warning on the Met Office’s website reads: ‘Outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards on Saturday night will fall as snow initially, even to low levels for a time, before becoming confined to higher ground as milder air arrives from the west.’
It adds: ‘Areas sheltered to the north of high ground may see very little snow.
‘Ice will be an additional hazard, particularly across north-east England and parts of Scotland where precipitation has the potential to fall on frozen ground leading to very slippery conditions.
‘Snow will turn increasingly to rain into Sunday morning, perhaps as a short spell of freezing rain in places, before eventually clearing to the east with a steady thaw of lying snow then setting in.’
Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said Sunday will begin with a blustery start for many and outbreaks of showery rain with some hill snow.
Milder air will move into the south west and parts of Cornwall and Devon could reach 12C, while it will be about 4C or 5C in the east, he said.
Next week will begin unsettled and blustery with further showers across the whole of the country, which will ease into Tuesday, then another weather system will arrive on Wednesday bringing more unsettled weather, while Thursday is expected to be drier.