Three ice warnings are in place across parts of the UK as up to 5cm of snow is forecast in some parts of the country, the Met Office said.
A yellow snow and ice warning is in place for much of the east coast of England and Scotland, with two other ice warnings issued for Northern Ireland and the south west of England, according to the forecaster.
It comes as overnight temperatures plummeted to as low as -6C in the south-west, -8C in Wales and -10C in parts of Scotland.
“Where the showers fall as rain, there is a risk of icy patches forming overnight with temperatures widely dipping below freezing,” Met Office chief meteorologist Frank Saunders said.
“A number of National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued and these are likely to be updated over the coming days.”
Meanwhile, temperatures will hit -2C in London, -3C elsewhere in the south, and -4C or -5C in the northwest overnight Friday to Saturday.
