UK weather: snow and ice warnings still in place but some respite from cold

A Network Rail worker in deep snow at Grindleford in the Peak District on Friday. Photograph: Network Rail/PA

Temperatures plunged to -15.2C in areas of the UK on Friday night as heavy snow brought treacherous conditions, but forecasters say there will be a respite from the cold weather.

The Met Office had yellow warnings for snow and ice in place covering large swathes of the UK after Storm Larisa battered parts of the country with gales and blizzards.