Overnight snow expected to turn to rain across much of UK

Most areas of UK get covering of snow but it is expected to thaw quickly before further flurries on Tuesday and Wednesday
Snow-covered cars
Some parts of the country woke to more than 10cm (4in) of snow on Monday morning. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

Parts of the country woke to more than 10cm (4in) of snow on Monday morning, prompting fears of ice and disruption during rush hour.

Most areas from Scotland down to south-east England have been hit with a covering of at least 5cm of snow.

And the worst affected areas, including northern England and the Midlands, could have twice that.

Nick Prebble, a forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "The snow will linger in the early morning before slowly easing and being replaced by rain in many places.

"The snow will thaw quickly so shouldn't cause much disruption."






Over the weekend thousands of passengers were stranded in America after flights to Britain were grounded when a massive snowstorm hit the US east coast.

It dumped more than 90cm (3ft) of snow from Massachusetts to New Jersey, while hurricane-force winds battered the eastern states and up into Canada, killing at least 14 people.

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