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Heavy snow fell across large swaths of the UK, as four vaccination centers were forced to close due to severe weather.
The Met Office issued snow and ice warnings as the flakes fell thickly and rapidly in parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Sunday, with even London receiving a rare layer of dust.
Some parts of England could see 15 cm (6 inches) of snow by the end of the day, forecasters said, with Coleshill in the Midlands already registering 9 cm (3.5 inches).
The houses in Bristol were covered in snow
Londoners saw some rare snow in the capital
In the far north of Scotland, 17 cm (6.7 inches) of snow was recorded, while the hashtag “Narnia” was trending on social media when people shared images of their snowy neighborhoods.
Four vaccination centers were forced to close in South Wales due to adverse weather.
The centers in Bridgend, Rhondda, Abercynon and Merthyr Tydfil were closed Sunday “for safety reasons,” said the Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health.
People with appointments had been contacted to advance their jab or reschedule it, the health board added.
There was a lot of snow in Dunstable, Bedfordshire
People were enjoying the snow in Guildford, Surrey
Highways England said snow had caused collisions on the M3, M27 and M25 and urged drivers to travel only if absolutely necessary.
Leicestershire police said a “five car accident in the snow” had closed part of the M1 at Junction 22 and warned that “conditions are dangerous”.
In Devon, a gritter vehicle rolled over on Dartmoor when city council warned of a “significant risk of ice on treated and untreated roads.”
The A148 at Hillington in Norfolk was closed after a truck stabbed itself due to icy road conditions, police said.
Drivers have been told to travel only if absolutely necessary.
Snow disruptions are likely to continue throughout Sunday, according to the Met Office.
He said: “Snow outbreaks will continue in parts of North Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia and South East England, with some more significant accumulations causing disruptions.”
“The winter rains will also affect the western parts with local temporary accumulations and risk of ice.”
A snowy Stonehenge in Wiltshire
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Heavy snowfall in Westminster
There were also winter scenes when the dog walkers went out at Shaftesbury in Dorset
Yellow snow and ice warnings were issued for London and the South East, Northern Ireland and the North and West of Scotland.
The Met Office said those areas should expect potential trip disruption and “some slip and fall injuries on icy surfaces.”
There were also snow warnings in Wales, central England, East Anglia and parts of the south.
There were snowy scenes in London’s Battersea Park
Meteorologists have told people in those areas that power outages could occur and rural communities could be cut off.
There is also an ice warning for the southwest.
Border Terrier Winston first experienced snow near Windsor
Children enjoyed the snow at Hemel Hempstead
More ice warnings have been issued for Monday morning in Wales, Northern Ireland, all of southern England, as well as the Midlands, East Anglia and the North West.
There is also a snow and ice weather advisory on Monday for the western and northern parts of Scotland.
The sleet and snow showers are expected to wear off, with a heavy frost across most of the country Sunday night.
Winter rains will continue in the north and west of the UK.
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