Fresh weather warnings issued as schools closed and roads flooded
Hundreds of schools have closed due to heavy snow as fresh weather warnings were issued across much of the UK.
Major incident declared in Lincolnshire as children stranded at school in Edenham.
Similar warnings were made in Leicestershire and Rutland as rain brought severe flooding to the Midlands.
Manchester Airport has reopened its runways after they were closed early on Monday morning, but warned passengers may experience delays.
Several roads across the country are closed because of snow, flooding or crashes.
Railway lines across the country are delayed due to flooding, with trains between Derby and both Nottingham and East Midlands Parkway cancelled.
The Environment Agency issued more than 160 flood warnings and over 320 flood alerts across England.
Fresh weather warnings have been issued, after a weekend of heavy snow and rain caused hundreds of schools to close and disrupted travel across the country.
Further snow and ice warnings were coming into effect on Monday night, covering large swathes of the UK, the Met Office warned.
The wintry conditions will continue into Wednesday - following a similar warning for Tuesday - after a yellow alert was snow was issued across parts of England.
It comes after the UK's coldest night of the winter so far, with a temperature of minus 13.3C recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands, between Ullapool and Inverness on Sunday into Monday.
More than 160 flood warnings and over 320 flood alerts were put in place as the Met Office warned more travel disruption is likely because of flooding from heavy rain and melting snow.
A major incident was declared in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland on Monday because of widespread flooding, the fire service said.
Firefighters in Leicestershire rescued 59 people on Monday, while authorities in Lincolnshire warned conditions could deteriorate overnight as water iced over.
In North Yorkshire, police said the body of a man had been recovered on Monday from an area of flooding in Beal, near Eggborough and Knottingley.
Officers believe he entered the water on Saturday or Sunday and said they had identified him.
In Lincolnshire, emergency services were working to rescue children - who are 'safe and well' - but currently stranded in a school in Edenham. The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum said emergency services were responding to "a number of ongoing incidents".
Manchester Airport warned passengers may face further delays after they temporarily closed their runways on Monday morning due to heavy snow.
Meanwhile, several roads are closed and rail travel is disrupted across the Midlands due to heavy flooding.
Where are the weather warnings in place?
Yellow weather warnings remained in place for snow and ice throughout Monday, with fresh alerts issued by the Met Office for Tuesday:
Wintry showers are set to cause travel disruption in Northern Ireland between 3pm Monday and 11am on Tuesday.
In Scotland, ice and snow warnings are in place between 4pm on Monday and midday on Tuesday.
In Wales and parts of England, forecast frequent wintry showers give a risk of ice between 5pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday.
In a new warning, the Met Office issued a yellow alert for snow across southern parts of England that will remain in place from 9am to midnight on Wednesday.
The Environment Agency issued 165 flood "warnings" across England, as of 1pm on Monday, meaning flooding is expected in those areas.
It has also issued 321 flood "alerts" across England, meaning flooding is possible in those locations.
At the same time, National Resources Wales had issued three flood warnings and 34 flood alerts.
In Ireland, tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without water and electricity after heavy snow.
The Irish Electricity Supply Board warned it may take days to restore supply to all customers.
What has the Met Office said?
Cold air will return and remain across the whole country from Monday onwards, after a brief spell of milder conditions in southern areas, the Met Office said.
Deputy chief forecaster Mike Silverstone said: “The low pressure that brought the snow and heavy rain in the south will move out to the east by Monday. This will allow a cold northerly flow to become established again for much of next week.
“This will bring further sleet, snow and hail showers to northern Scotland in particular, but possibly to some other areas, especially near western coasts, with a fair amount of dry and bright weather elsewhere.
“Temperatures will remain below average, with widespread frost and the threat of ice at times. Some areas, especially in the north, may struggle to get above freezing for several days.”
Further weather warnings could be issued with the potential for some snow to fall in southern and central England and Wales around the middle of the week, Mr Silverstone said.
Weather analysis from Becky Mantin
What made this situation unusual was the rain-bearing Atlantic frontal systems that swept in from the southwest.
With heavy snow and freezing rain on its leading edge as it hit the colder air, and heavy rain following quickly behind, the usual wintry hazards were joined by difficult driving conditions and localised flooding.
This deep area of low pressure has now moved away into the North Sea and the cold northerly wind has reestablished across the UK dragging temperatures back below the seasonal average.
This brief, mild hiatus, however, gave us some extraordinary temperature contrasts across the UK. For example Chippenham in Berkshire saw overnight lows of 12C (in contrast to another freezing night of -13.3C in central Scotland, still sitting in the cold air).
Amazingly, the same location in Chippenham recorded temperatures of 3.5C in their 6am observations as the cold air swept in again from the north - that's a drop of nearly 9 degrees just three hours!
With a northerly airflow setting in for at least the rest of the week, a particular watch-point is Wednesday where an approaching frontal system may brush the southern parts of the UK. Again, as that system meets the cold air across the UK, there is the potential for disruptive snow across southern areas.
Disruptions on roads
Several roads across the country are closed because of snow, flooding or crashes.
The RAC said Monday would be the busiest day of the winter so far for vehicle breakdowns because of severe weather and would be dealing with more than "20 new breakdowns every minute."
Thousands of journeys on the M25 in Surrey are being delayed as the motorway is closed in the anti-clockwise direction from junction 10 for the A3 to junction eight for Reigate after a lorry crashed into the central reservation and came to a rest sideways across the carriageway.
The A46 in Warwickshire is also closed in both directions between the A452 for Kenilworth and the M40 (junction 15) because of a crash.
Several stretches of A-roads across England are also closed.
Rail travel
Flooding has forced the closure of all railway lines between Derby and both Nottingham and East Midlands Parkway.
This is affecting CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway services.
All lines between Peterborough and Leicester are also closed because of flooding.
Flooding near Hooton, Cheshire, means Merseyrail's Chester services are suspended while Ellesmere Port services will run as far as Hooton.
Air travel
Manchester Airport said its runways have reopened after being closed because of severe weather.
The airport said in a statement: “Our runways are now open but, as a result of the earlier closure, some departures and arrivals may still experience delays.
“Please check with your airline for the latest flight information and allow extra time for your journey today.”
Leeds Bradford airport also said they expected disruption due to the weather and the knock-on effect closing their runway on Sunday due to the snow.
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