As an icy wind blows across the UK, snow is expected to fall this weekend in the UK.
Weather forecasters predict that the UK’s wintry showers will not abate.
Today’s coldest weather has hit Norfolk and the north, with up to two inches of snow in certain parts of the country.
Tonight will see it confined to East Anglia by nightfall, with extremely cold temperatures.
Scotland is also likely to be affected by snow plumes that descend as the weather spell turns south.
By the weekend, any brief relief tomorrow provides will be gone.
Met officials say that snow will fall on the hills this weekend, which will spread into next week.
White Christmas is possible for those who wish to see their Christmas dreams come true.
Teesside is being hit with snow up to 5 cm. A driver battles wintery conditions in Greatham Village.
An unhelpful dog grabs a shovel from his owner. This caused an icy fall as the pup tried unsuccessfully to clear his path.
The chaos caused by Storm Arwen continues, with most areas of northern Nigeria without electricity for over a week.
According to Bookmakers Coral, there is a 67% chance that snow will fall in Britain by Christmas Day.
The Met stated that weather will likely become more stable around Christmas and New Year, with an increase in the chance of fogging and overnight frost during clearer periods.
Many areas of the country still remain in ruins after being hit by Storm Arwen.
Greg Hands, energy minister was confronted in today’s confrontation by Terr wood during a visit St John’s Chapel Weardale County Durham.
Since Friday, when Storm Arwen battered many parts of England & Scotland, this area has been without electricity.
Nearly 21,000 homes have gone without heat in the UK for more than a week since 100 mph gales destroyed power lines, and uprooted thousands.
As they commute to work, people wrap up warm while crossing London Bridge.
As cold temperatures hit the capital, people cross London Bridge today in freezing conditions
As sub-zero temperatures continue throughout the UK, snow falls on Middlesbrough’s street this morning.
Today, an ambulance tries to rescue a bus driver after his vehicle was forced off the road by the cold conditions in Aberdeenshire.
Ministers were previously accused of being in charge of a national scandal, where thousands were made to suffer freezing temperatures of as low as 6C over the night.
The owner of Blue Bell Inn, Mr Wood said to Mr Hands that he expected his government to tell him “Where did it go wrong?” and “How do we know it was wrong?” He stated that Durham County Council had not done enough for residents affected by the power cut.
Wood shouted at the energy minister: “Your role in this is to represent the local authorities. They have more power than us. How are they acting? Nothing – we are five days into this.’
According to the Conservative MP for Chelsea and Fulham, engineers are working tirelessly to restore power. Many of them work 16 hour shifts.
Wood replied, “I don’t want that to happen.” You’re an MP and I want to hear from you that you are going to go back and – to put it bluntly – kick ass.’
This photograph was taken yesterday by The Energy Networks Association and shows a power line that has fallen in snow. It is unknown where it may have been.
MailOnline received information from the Energy Networks Association that 19500 properties had been affected by this morning’s storm. Northern Powergrid reported that 11,000 North of England households were still without power and 5,500 Electricity North West customers are still disconnected from electricity after the storm.
ENW stated that 117,000 Cumbrian homes were affected by 900 different storms. It was also the most severe storm damage they had ever witnessed.
Cairnwell Mountain in Scotland, which was at -6.1C (21F), saw temperatures drop to this morning. Pershore in Worcestershire, where it dropped to -3.0C (26.4F), was the coldest location lower down in the UK.
Met Office also issues an ice advisory, with 2in snow forecast across Scotland and North York Moors. There may be flakes as far south and London.