Forecasters have warned the “coldest night of the season” is set to hit parts of the UK tonight.
Temperatures are expected to plummet to as low as minus 10C (14F).
It comes just a day after Storm Arwen wreaked havoc and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for ice this afternoon, November 28.
A new yellow weather warning for ice was issued earlier today across parts of Scotland and England, including Greater Manchester.
The warning is in place from 3pm until Monday morning at 10am.
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“Surfaces may become icy in places on Sunday night and early Monday, making for tricky travel,” forecasters say.
And a cold weather alert was issued by the UK Health Security Agency on Friday, remaining in place until tomorrow morning.
Gusts of almost 100mph also saw transport disrupted, power cuts and damage to buildings, while heavy snow saw lorries get stuck and ploughs being used in a number of areas.
The Met Office said the strong winds and a mixture of rain, sleet and snow led to “power cuts, transport disruption, trees fell, there were large coastal waves and blizzards affected some hills.”
The Met Office has said it expects to see the mercury fall below zero in many parts of the country.
(Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)
It also issued two yellow ice warnings – one across eastern parts of Scotland and another stretching from the north-east of England down to the south coast – from this afternoon.
The warnings, set to last until Monday morning, say people should expect to see “icy patches” on roads and pavements, meaning accidents and slips and falls are “more likely”.
It comes after Storm Arwen wreaked havoc across much of the UK, bringing strong winds, sleet and snow.
The Manchester Evening News has been sharing pictures of the snowy landscapes from across Greater Manchester today.
Met Office forecaster Tom Morgan told the PA news agency: “As Storm Arwen is clearing out to Europe, a cold northerly flow of wind has been left behind in the UK, causing some of the bitterly cold temperatures we’ve seen.
“There is set to be further wintry weather on Sunday, with snow expected to fall across areas in Scotland and northern England, and even in parts of southern and central England.
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“Parts of Scotland and northern England, where snow is on the ground, will be very cold again tonight, with the temperature certainly falling below zero and even as low as minus 10C (14F), which would make it the coldest night of the season so far.
“Though this is expected to be the exception rather than the rule, temperatures of below freezing will be widespread, including in London and the South East which could hit minus 2C (28.4F).
“Even if you do live in a city, you can expect to be scraping frost, ice or even snow off your cars on Monday morning.”
Mr Morgan said this is due to an “Arctic shot” which has moved south across the UK.
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
The cold spell comes after three people were killed when trees were blown over by strong winds as Storm Arwen hit on Friday.
The Energy Networks Association, the industry body for UK power suppliers, said 193,000 homes were still without power as of 5pm on Sunday but 800,000 had seen supplies restored.
The organisation said the damage has been three times greater than that experienced during the “Beast From The East” storm in 2018, and the worst storm to affect power supplies in 15 years.
Electricity North West, which provides energy for an area between the Scottish border and Stockport, said 67,000 of 83,000 customers who lost power had seen their supply restored by 9am on Sunday.
The rail operator said cancellations and short notice alterations are “likely” and services will be “extremely busy”.
Currently, there are no services running on Northern between Newcastle and Stockport due to poor weather conditions.
And Northern services have also been halted between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton.
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