Brits are being warned there could be severe power cuts and travel chaos on Boxing Day due to severe weather.
The Met Office has issued a severe warning adding that some roads and railways are likely to be affected by snow or ice, leading to longer journey times by car, as well as by bus and possibly train services.
Some short term loss of power and other services may also happen due to the snow.
Parts of the country are already on snow alert with forecasters warning that the white stuff may come out in force and temperatures expected to plunge.
The areas affected include:
Central, Tayside & Fife
Clackmannanshire
Falkirk
Perth and Kinross
Stirling
North East England
Durham
Northumberland
North West England
Cumbria
Lancashire
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
Dumfries and Galloway
Midlothian Council
Scottish Borders
West Lothian
Strathclyde
Argyll and Bute
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
North Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire
Yorkshire & Humber
North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
UK Weather Forecast
Today
Early rain and hill snow over Scotland sinking southwards into northern England, brighter but colder and windy conditions following. Early fog patches further south with early rain in the southwest spreading into Wales and southern and central England later.
Tonight
Evening rain over Wales and southern and central England easing later. Heavy rain into the southwest later in the night. Clearer and frosty in the north. Turning windier.
Saturday
Cold and windy. Scotland and much of northern England bright. Cloudier further south with early heavy rain in the southwest spreading into Northern Ireland, Wales and southern and central England.
Sunday to Tuesday:
Generally cloudy with some rain at times, driest on Monday. Some sleet or hill, snow in the north on Sunday. Breezy in places. Mild becoming very mild in places.
