Snow has fallen on London and several other parts of the country as the UK continues its headlong plunge into winter.
There are weather warnings for ice in place across the country and things have taken a decidedly wintry turn overnight.
Wind chill temperatures in rural places started the day off at -6 degrees Celsius, according to the Met Office.
Snowfall has been reported across Britain, with heavier blizzards causing disruption further north.
Middlesbrough has been one of the hardest hit places overnight, with flurries blanketing the North East town and leading to accidents on the roads during rush hour.
According to BBC Weather radar images, there has been widespread snow across Britain in the early hours of Thursday.
As well as a band of snow showers affecting Wales, the South East and the capital, it has also fallen across the majority of England’s east coast, with scattered showers across northern Scotland.
The Met Office has forecast rain and sleet in several parts of the country this morning, with the snow clearing from the South West as the day progresses.
It said wintry showers affecting the North and East will slowly become confined to Norfolk this afternoon, with gales along North Sea coasts slowly easing.
It’s expected to stay mostly dry and sunny inland but will feel very chilly wherever you are.
Yellow ice warnings are in place for the South West and much of Wales, the east coast between East Anglia and Edinburgh and northern Scotland.
Alex Deakin from the Met Office told The Sun: ‘Wherever we’ve got stuff falling out of the skies, with temperatures falling to 2C or below freezing, there is the potential for things to be icy.
‘These are the temperatures in towns and cities. Rural areas will be well below freezing, -5C or -6C in some spots to start Thursday.’
Some of the coldest weather has hit parts of the country where thousands are still without power following Storm Arwen.
Some residents in rural, higher parts of Northumberland, County Durham and Cumbria have been warned it may take up to Christmas for electricity to be restored.
Jessica May Teasdale, 35, whose home in Stanley, County Durham, lost power on Friday evening, described the experience as a ‘nightmare’ and said her region has been ‘abandoned’ by the government.
As of 8am, the feels like temperature in Stanley is -5 degrees Celsius and won’t get above freezing all day.
The snow is expected to vanish as the day wears on but it could be back by the end of the weekend, according to forecasters.
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