Ice warning for Lancashire on Monday morning

Additionally, further snow is possible, especially in the north. Sunday the storm will move out with partly cloudy skies and a few mountain snow showers developing.

As temps drop below freezing, there could be accumulation not only on the grassy surfaces but on the roads. Residents are urged to plan for slippery road conditions.

Weather forecasters today played down fears the central belt could be on the receiving end of large dumps of snow.

Temperatures across England fell to -2C and -3C overnight and -5C in central Scotland. An easterly wind keeps the clouds around for much of the day too.

An SSW event which became established in February was largely responsible for driving the extreme cold weather seen over the past few weeks.

For the rest of the week will see spells of rain and stregthening winds, although with temperatures recovering closer to average.

Although it was a frosty start for most of the United Kingdom, the biting winds experienced over the weekend will ease off, leaving skies mostly dry and bright across the country. It will turn cool again next weekend but it won’t be anything like we had this weekend.

“The current cold snap will last up until Tuesday and there we will see an improvement”.

Wattisham in Suffolk saw 15cm of snow fall overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning, while Nottingham awoke to a covering 13cm deep.

“But by Tuesday temperatures should rise back up to 4C – 7C throughout the day”.

“A colder Easter does link in with this warming patterning being observed now, but it is very uncertain how things will pan out”.

The Steamship Authority said cancellations are likely on Wednesday and possibly Thursday. The area will be dry tonight with some patchy fog redeveloping.

“Police want everybody off the roads to give them the opportunity to clear the roads with the snow ploughs and the gritters in time for the morning”.