With snow falling in northern parts of the UK, temperatures set to plummet below freezing and gales of 70mph, weather forecasters have issued a stark warning that winter is coming.
High ground in Snowdonia, the Peak District, the Pennines and Scotland were coated in snow today as icy Arctic winds brought cold weather to northern Britain.
Up to four inches (10cm) is expected to fall overnight, and temperatures will fall to minus 3C.
The cold snap is a marked contrast to the recent mild weather which led to it being the second mildest start to November on record, and the Met Office has issued weather warnings for snow or wind for most of the UK until tomorrow evening.
Sean Penston, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "It is the first significant cold spell in the south this year."
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