Sennybridge, in Powys, saw 26cm of snow during Friday. Elsewhere, there was 16cm in Filton, near Bristol, 12cm in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, and 10cm in Nottingham, the BBC Weather Centre says.
Sennybridge, in Powys, saw 26cm of snow during Friday. Elsewhere, there was 16cm in Filton, near Bristol, 12cm in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, and 10cm in Nottingham, the BBC Weather Centre says.
Transport Minister Stephen Hammond said there had been some travel disruption caused by the snow, but transport authorities had done well.
Transport Minister Stephen Hammond said there had been some travel disruption caused by the snow, but transport authorities had done well.
The RAC says it has rescued a number of stranded motorists in west Wales and parts of Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire and Hampshire. The AA said it was currently receiving calls at a rate of around 900 an hour from stranded drivers in England and Wales
5,000 households in parts of south Wales are being affected by power cuts as well as 1,000 in Hampshire; in Gloucestershire 300 homes are without electricity
A 16-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital with serious head and back injuries after a snowboarding accident near Wrightington, Lancashire
405 flights have been cancelled at London's Heathrow Airport. Birmingham and Southampton airports were closed for most of the day, while there was also disruption at London City, Jersey, Belfast, Exeter, Leeds/Bradford and Bristol airports
There are extensive delays across the rail network. Operators affected include First Great Western, which is running a reduced service between London Paddington and Cardiff; Southeastern trains, which has major disruption on most of its routes; South West Trains, which has a revised timetable; Southern Railways; and Greater Anglia
In Shropshire, snow forced the Telford ski centre to close its artificial ski slope
A number of football matches have been postponed - including Friday night's Conference fixture between Braintree and Grimsby. On Saturday, six matches in League One, five in League Two and one league match in Scotland have already been called off
The RAC says it rescued a number of stranded motorists in west Wales and parts of Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire and Hampshire. The AA said during Friday it had received calls at a rate of around 900 an hour from stranded drivers in England and Wales
There are extensive delays across the rail network. Operators affected include First Great Western, which is running a reduced service between London Paddington and Cardiff; East Coast, whose trains are delayed up to 30 minutes between Peterborough and Edinburgh; Southeastern trains, which has major disruption on most of its routes; South West Trains, which has a revised timetable; Southern Railways; href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21061223" >Greater Anglia and London Midland
In Shropshire, snow forced the Telford ski centre to close its artificial ski slope
A number of football matches have been postponed - including Friday night's Conference fixture between Braintree and Grimsby. On Saturday, six matches in League One, five in League Two and one league match in Scotland have already been called off
Red warning areas could see up to 30cm (12 ins) of snow and blizzards.
Red warning areas could see up to 30cm (12 ins) of snow and blizzards.
Amber severe weather warnings, which mean the public must be prepared for disruption and only travel if necessary, are also in place until at least 21:00 GMT across large parts of central, western and southern England and Wales, as well as Northern Ireland.
Amber severe weather warnings, which mean the public must be prepared for disruption and only travel if necessary, are also in place across large parts of central, western and southern England and Wales, as well as Northern Ireland.
BBC Weather said the so-far light snow in Northern Ireland would become heavy overnight, with between 10cm and 15cm expected in most areas and about 20cm over hills.
The snow is expected to ease off later on Friday, although it is set to remain in eastern areas, forecasters said.
He added it was likely to stay very cold over the weekend, with snow likely to be confined to Scotland, north-eastern England and Northern Ireland on Saturday.
The Highways Agency has put road ploughs and snow blowers on stand-by to clear major routes.
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RAC spokesman Simon Williams said reaching stranded motorists was now a "real challenge".
The snow is expected to ease off later on Friday, although it is set to remain in eastern areas, forecasters said.
"In order to deal with an expected increase in calls for assistance later in the day, we have also put every technically qualified engineer normally based in the office back out on the road again in patrol vehicles," he said.
The BBC Weather Centre says it is likely to stay very cold over the weekend, with snow likely to be confined to Scotland, north-eastern England and Northern Ireland on Saturday.
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