The “first taste of winter” caused traffic delays and school closures in parts of the UK on Tuesday as the country saw wintry showers and a light blanketing of snow.
Weather warnings covered the east and north of England, the Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the South East, South West and London and lasting until Saturday evening.
Snow covering Holmfirth, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)
Horses are exercised on the gallops at Sam Drinkwater’s Granary Stables, Strensham, Worcestershire (David Davies/PA)
Early morning dog walkers near Durham Cathedral (Owen Humphreys/PA)
The Met Office, which described the conditions as “the first taste of winter”, said 5-10cm of snow would prove disruptive in England.
Ducks walk across snow-covered ground at a park in Buxton, Derbyshire (Peter Byrne/PA)
People walk through a park after overnight snowfall in Buxton (Peter Byrne/PA)
Buxton in Derbyshire saw several centimetres of snow overnight (Peter Byrne/PA)
Overnight snow covers foliage and benches in a park in the centre of Buxton (Peter Byrne/PA)
