A yellow warning for hill snow has been issued by the Met Office for much of northern England and southern Scotland.

Flurries of the white stuff have also been seen in the Midlands.

Temperatures dipped below freezing in many parts of the country overnight and are expected to remain in single figures for most of the day.

Forecasters said a deep area of low pressure is currently centred over the UK, bringing driving rain showers and long spells of wet and wildly unpredictable weather.

At least 5cm of snow could fall in areas higher than 200m, the Met Office said.

Above 400m, up to 10cm of snow may settle.

The band of rain and hill snow is expected to push eastwards through Wednesday as Scotland and Northern Ireland see strong winds and coastal gales.

Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson: “In the north of the UK there will be more persistent rain and hill snow today, particularly on higher ground in southern Scotland and northern England.

“There is a weather warning in force in those areas until 10am.”

“In the north of the UK there will be more persistent rain and hill snow today”

Mark Wilson, Met Office meteorologist

He went on: “There could be some snow to lower levels, but essentially it’s a high-ground feature and it could cause some localised disruption over high routes.”

In England, parts of Cumbria, Northumberland and Durham are in the warning area.

North of the border, it covers parts of Dumfries and Galloway, East and West Lothian, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire.

The south and west of England are expecting sunshine and some rain, but showers are forecast to be heavy with hail and thunder.

But temperatures will remain cold, staying below 5C or 6C in much of the country.

The max in the south-east will be around 10C.

Forecasters warn more bad weather to come on Thursday, with a concentration of showers in the south-west.

Hill snow will continue in high areas in the north.

The weather will finally start to improve towards the weekend, with drier and warmer conditions expected for many parts from Friday.

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