The cold snap has prompted several yellow weather warnings, along with a more severe amber warning in North Yorkshire.

More yellow weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK on Friday, as some roads are reported to be "gridlocked" and dozens of schools are closed.

Storm Benjamin is set to batter the UK on Thursday with winds up to 75mph as the Met Office issued “danger to life” weather warnings. The forecaster has issued four yellow weather warnings across England and Wales with it predicting heavy downpours to ...

Warnings remain in place across Northern Ireland, Wales, the Midlands, the South West, northern England and much of Scotland until Thursday evening (November 20). However, after a brief spell of Atlantic weather fronts bringing milder and wetter weather, wintry conditions could soon return.

Met Office weather maps show minimum overnight temperatures dropping to -1C in central Scotland on Sunday (November 16), 1C on Monday, 0C in northwest Scotland on Tuesday and 1C on Wednesday.

Met Éireann has forecast “wetter than average” conditions for next week as a Status Yellow snow and ice warning expires for five counties today. The warning for counties Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim and Sligo is valid until noon and brings with it dangerous driving conditions and icy stretches.