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A severe weather warning has been issued as parts of the UK continue to cool to the bone tonight.
The Met Office warns of the possibility of snow until midnight tonight in a large area of the UK.
A statement from the forecaster says: “Outbreaks of rain, sleet, and snow can still cause difficult driving conditions.
“Some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer travel times by road, bus and train.
“Increased likelihood of traffic collisions due to difficult driving conditions.”
He adds: “The area of humid climate currently in this region, with snow falling via higher routes (above 300 m), and potential for stronger gusts to carry temporary snow to around 100 m above sea level. .
“Accumulations are not expected to exceed a few centimeters and will often be transient.
“This humid weather will gradually recede late tonight and into the early hours of Saturday.”
The warning has been extended for the remainder of the night as snow continues to fall in some places.
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Regions and local authorities affected
East Midlands
Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland.
East of england
Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Peterbrough, Suffolk.
North West England
Cheshire East, Greater Manchester.
West midlands
Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire.
Yorkshire and humber
Northeast Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire.
Weather warnings
Snow
A yellow severe weather warning from the Weather Office for snow runs until midnight tonight.
Covers East Midlands including Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland.
Eastern England, including Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Peterborough, Suffolk.
North West England, including Cheshire East, Greater Manchester.
West Midlands, including Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire.
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And it also covers Yorkshire and the Humber, including Northeast Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire.
A mix of rain, sleet and snow will stay slow and move for the next several hours, resulting in difficult driving conditions.
Some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer road, bus and train travel times.
And there is a higher probability of traffic collisions due to difficult driving conditions.
Ice
A yellow severe weather warning from the Weather Office for snow runs from 9 p.m. tonight to 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Covers East Midlands including Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland.
Eastern England, including Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock.
London and South East England including Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham.
West Midlands, including Warwickshire.
And it also covers Yorkshire and the Humber, including North East Lincolnshire.
Icy patches are expected to form overnight.
The Met Office warns of some slip and fall injuries on icy surfaces and there will likely be some patches of ice on some untreated roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes.
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Clouds are expected to clear tonight and overnight, allowing temperatures to drop near freezing, which can lead to icy patches on untreated surfaces.
Some rain is also expected in Kent and the far east of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, which may lead to further ice spread in these areas.
Rain
A yellow severe weather warning from the Weather Bureau for rain runs from 6 am today to 6 am tomorrow.
Covers Central, Tayside and Fife including Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth and Kinross.
Grampian, including Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray.
Highlands and Eilean Siar, including Highland.
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SW Scotland, Lothian Borders, including East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian.
It warns of persistent, sometimes heavy rains, which can cause some interruptions in the trip.
Some homes and businesses are likely to be flooded.
Bus and train services will likely be affected due to longer travel times.
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Spraying and flooding on the roads will likely lengthen travel times.
And there are likely to be interruptions in power supplies and other services.
The initial warning was updated and extended until 6 a.m. Saturday with the area extended further west.
It warns of more persistent, sometimes heavy, rains that develop on Friday afternoon and continue into Friday night.
More rain accumulations of 20 to 40 mm are expected quite wide and on some hills and mountains it can fall 60 mm.
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