Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place in the UK as the cold weather continues.
Several parts of the UK have seen heavy snowfall on Thursday as forecasters warn of a storm at the weekend.
A yellow weather warning for snow and icy conditions is in place for much of north and west Scotland until midday, and another for snow will remain in place until 15:00 GMT in parts of south-west England.This comes as the second named storm of the season - Storm Bert - is set to bring snow, rain and strong winds to parts of the UK on Saturday., is forecast to bring further disruption with heavy snowfall and rain, with wind gusts of up to 70mph expected in some areas.
The AA warned motorists to check forecasts before setting out on the road and to drive with "extreme caution".A number of train services were also cancelled in the area following the heavy snow.Rain turned to steady snowfall over Dartmoor and Exmoor early on Thursday morning but as this turned heavier during the morning, heavy snow fell even at lower elevations.
Wintry showers will also move into north Wales and parts of north-west England later on Thursday and through the night. Temperatures fell to -10C in Tyndrum, Scotland, on Wednesday night, but with a low of -8.7C in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, it was England’s coldest night of the autumn so far.BBC Weather Watchers/Janey girlAn earlier yellow warning for ice covering most of Scotland, the East and West Midlands, the East, north-east and north-west of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Yorkshire had been in place from Wednesday until 1000 Thursday.
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