Brits are facing heavy snow and 70mph gales as the Arctic air continues to grip the country with temperatures dipping to -5C.
After some balmy 20C highs to welcome in spring it has been bitterly cold so far in April with the temperature below the average for the time of year and the freeze is expected to carry on into the weekend.
A low of -5C would be significantly colder than the average minimum temperature for April which is 3.75C between 1991 and 2020.