UK bracing for heavy snow and icy rain after minus 5C temperatures overnight

Much of country woke to freezing, frosty conditions on Friday (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

Large parts of the country will be hit with heavy snow and freezing rain over the weekend, forecasters have warned, after temperatures fell as low as minus 5C overnight.

Stranded vehicles on the roads and delayed or cancelled rail and air travel will all be possible as the UK grapples with a week-long spell of wintry conditions, the Met Office said.