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More snow will bring treacherous icy conditions to Britain's roads, forecasters have warned as they suggested temperatures could drop to -12C in parts of Scotland.
This year’s record low of -10.8C could be broken, the Met office said, adding that London could see its second dusting of snow of the winter.
Yellow weather warnings for ice are in place in north-western Scotland and the northern and western isles, alerting travellers to be wary of slippery roads.
A similar warning is in place for north-west England, south-west England, Wales, Yorkshire and Humber.
The Midlands, east of England, Greater London and the south of England should also beware of fog making driving on icy roads even more complicated on Thursday morning.
Show all 62 1 /62Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow covers houses in Gold Hill, in Shaftesbury, Dorset
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People enjoying a walk through Whitelee Windfarm in North Ayrshire, Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow Rollers form in a field in Marlborough, Wiltshire. They are a rare meteorological phenomenon in which large snowballs are formed naturally as chunks of snow are blown along the ground by the wind. As they move they pick up snow on the way, in much the same way that the large snowballs used in snowmen are made.
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Two men help a driver try to get his car moving, after snowfalls yesterday and overnight have brought widespread disruption
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow dusts the Angel of the North sculpture and covers the ground surrounding it in Gateshead
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A wintry scene at Nenthead in Cumbria after a band of wintry weather brought hill snow and a risk of ice to large parts of the country
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Children play in the snow in Hartley Wintney, in Hampshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A dog walker in a street in Bristol
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures The River Forth in Stirling
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A man walks past the Starbucks Coffee store at the Membury Services on the M4
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A snowplough clears a road near in Shaftesbury, Dorset
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Ice crystals form on the windows of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A couple walk through a frosty landscape near Ashford in Kent
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Ducks on a frozen near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A gate at the entrance to a farm near the village of Moscow in Ayrshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People walk past the frozen Sefton Park Lake in Liverpool
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Partially frozen water on the River Clunie in Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A frozen notice board at the allotments in Mudchute farm on the Isle of Dogs
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow on the hills around Buttermere in the Lake District
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A man snowboards at Solomon's Temple in Buxton, Derbyshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A couple walk through the Frost in Ashford, Kent
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A woman walks through snow covered trees in Buxton, Derbyshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Altrincham, Greater Manchester
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Braemar, Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures 3 wheel Reliant Robin in the snow off the A6 near the village of Shap in Cumbria
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A red deer grazes in the snow, in Glen Etive, Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People skiing along a road in West Didsbury
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A Shetland pony gallops in a field in Tingwall on the Shetland Islands
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Morning fog floats through the valley at Tingwall
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Clare Strode and her 4 year old son Alejandro enjoy sledging on Camp Hill, Woolton
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Sheep surrounded by snow-covered fields near Balado in Fife
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Liverpool Airport which had to temporarily halted flights due to the severe weather
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A husky dog enjoys a walk on Camp Hill, Woolton
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snowmen on the banks of the River Cam in Cambridge
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People walk along a snow covered road in Altrincham
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People walk through snow on the banks of the River Cam in Cambridge
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A train at Hunt's Cross station in Liverpool
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A couple walk through a snowy park, in High Wycombe
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A horse in a snowy field in the Divis Mountain area of Belfast
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures An out of service Ulsterbus travels along the Glenshane Pass in after heavy snowfall in Northern Ireland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Network Rail on the railway in Kyleum, Scotland
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A worker uses a bobcat to clear snow from a sidewalk alongside Nantasket Beach in Hull
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A man walks his dog through the snow in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A snow plough CLEARING TRACKS
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Heavy snow fall in Glasgow's West End
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A woman walks through a snow shower in London
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow covers the ground in Cheshire
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Walkers on a snow-covered path outside the Peak View tea rooms near Macclesfield
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A gritter from the Northern Ireland Department of Infrastructure clears the road during heavy snowfall on the Glenshane Pass
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Surfers take on the big waves at Tynemouth
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Frost covers the grass in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire while deer eat
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow fall on the beach at Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures People traverse the frosty river banks at the base of Pen y Fan mountain in the Brecon Beacons
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Walkers make their way along the Long Walk near Windsor Castle
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Farmhouses in Teesdale
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Members of the public make their way through a snow shower in the West End in Glasgow
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A dog walker makes her way along the Long Walk near Windsor Castle
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures A car drives through a snow shower in London
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Heavy snowfall on the Glenshane Pass
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Seagulls on a frozen Marden Quarry in North Tyneside
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow covers the Killhope lead mining museum in County Durham
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Snow and icy conditions hit the UK – Winter weather in pictures Snow showers along the sea front at Whitley Bay
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A yellow warning for snow is also in place across large swathes of England and is due to remain in place until late on Friday night.
Councils have prepared for heavy snowfall, with more than 1.4 million tonnes of salt stockpiled, the Local Government Association said.
Most of Scotland should also be prepared for snowfall, forecasters said as they urged commuters to check local conditions before venturing out.
The deepest snowfall recorded by the Met Office at 9am on Wednesday was 11cm at Tulloch Bridge in Inverness-shire.
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Winter weather – in pictures France Tourists are pictured in the Tuileries garden as snow falls over Paris
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Winter weather – in pictures US Workers deice a Southwest Airline aircraft at Midway Airport in Chicago
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Winter weather – in pictures Russia Amateur rugby players participate in a "snow rugby" tournament at Moscow's suburb of Zelenograd
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Winter weather – in pictures Germany Tourists stand on a view point at the 1838 metres high Wendelstein mountain near Bayrischzell, Bavaria
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Winter weather – in pictures Belgium Roofs are seen snow-covered near the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels
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Winter weather – in pictures Nepal A woman tries to catch snowflakes with her tongue during a snowfall on Chandragiri Hills in Kathmandu
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Winter weather – in pictures UK A bus drives through a snow shower in London
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Winter weather – in pictures Ukraine A woman shields herself under an umbrella during a heavy snowfall in central Kiev
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Winter weather – in pictures Ukraine People cross a road during a heavy snowfall in central Kiev
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Winter weather – in pictures Germany Workers de-ice parts on a classic steam locomotive
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Winter weather – in pictures Lebanon Snow covered mountains of the Cedars area in the Lebanese mountains
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Winter weather – in pictures Czech Republic A man with a snow cutter cleans a road during a heavy snowfall in Velka Upa, Giant Mountains
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Winter weather – in pictures Germany A track vehicle of the German army provides food to a village near Berchtesgaden
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Winter weather – in pictures South Korea Tourists view snow-covered trees on Jeju Island
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Winter weather – in pictures Germany A man walks through piles of snow in the pedestrian zone in the city center of Berchtesgaden
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Winter weather – in pictures Austria A cat playing in the snow in Ramsau am Dachstein
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Winter weather – in pictures Germany A snowplough train is seen during heavy snowfalls in Miesbach
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Winter weather – in pictures Russia A woman walks in a park in the Moscow suburb
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Winter weather – in pictures Germany A no trespassing sign stands in the snow at the train station in Berchtesgaden
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Winter weather – in pictures Austria A man cleans a path at a cemetery from snow
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Winter weather – in pictures Poland Snow covers a Jesus Christ figure near Szczyrk
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Winter weather – in pictures Austrian-German border A military helicopter monitors the situation at the Austrian-German border at Kufstein
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Winter weather – in pictures Germany Two workers clean a pathway next to a regional train at the train station in Berchtesgaden
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Winter weather – in pictures Austria A man shovels snow on a rooftop during heavy snowfall in Filzmoos
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Winter weather – in pictures Austria A man clearing his car from the snow after heavy snowfalls in Ramsau
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Winter weather – in pictures India A Kashmiri boy rides a sleigh during a snowfall in Gagangeer
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Winter weather – in pictures Switzerland A sea of fog from the Moleson mountain in the canton of Fribourg
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Winter weather – in pictures Germany Workers try to clear rail tracks after heavy snowfalls in Schaftlach, near Munich
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Winter weather – in pictures Britain A train travels through rural Bath
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Winter weather – in pictures Switzerland A swam swims on the river Rhine in Schaffhausen
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Winter weather – in pictures Finland People walk in snow-covered streets of the city of Outokumpu amid snowfalls
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Winter weather – in pictures Greece Girls play with the snow outside during a heavy snowfall in Hortiatis
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Winter weather – in pictures Turkey Istanbul's Camlica mosque on the Asian side of the Bosphorus
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Winter weather – in pictures Russia People take a picture in the Siberian taiga forest
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Winter weather – in pictures Belarus People walk in the park as snow falls in Minsk
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Winter weather – in pictures Greece Snow covers some parts of the ancient Acropolis hill and Plaka the tourist district of Athens
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Winter weather – in pictures Austria A snow-covered car is seen at a parking lot
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Winter weather – in pictures Switzerland A sea of fog from the Moleson mountain in the canton of Fribourg
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Winter weather – in pictures India A man walks through a paddy field during snowfall on a cold winter morning in Pattan, north of Srinagar
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Winter weather – in pictures Greece Snow covers the statue of Alexander the Great at the seaside promenade of Thessaloniki
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Winter weather – in pictures Russia Fishermen walk along the frozen Yenisei river in the Siberian taiga area
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Winter weather – in pictures Greece People enjoy the snow at a park in northern Athens
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Depths of 9cm were also recorded in Thomastown in Co Fermanagh and Spadeadam in Cumbria.
Manchester and Liverpool airports were brought to a standstill on Wednesday morning, although a full service had resumed at Liverpool by 2pm and one runway was also opened at Manchester by midday.
An injured climber was also rescued during a seven-hour operation after falling down a gully during an avalanche on Wales ' Mount Snowdon .
The man was amongst a team of climbers caught in the snowslide on and had suffered a broken leg.
Volunteers from Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, an RAF rescue team and the coastguard launched a successful rescue operation after the group became trapped in the mountain’s Right Hand Trinity gully after fresh snow fell on Tuesday afternoon.
Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events Several schools in the cities were also forced to close their doors because of the harsh conditions.
The latest weather warnings came after Nest thermostats failed to work and users around the world wre unable to adjust their app-and website-controlled heating systems because the online service was down.
Nest's range of thermostats, smoke detectors and cameras are intended to make people's houses safer by adding the internet to commonly used technology.
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