Brighter on Tuesday but a few patches of cloud are expected to drift in, bringing a chance of the odd wintry shower. Wednesday will see dry and settled conditions with plenty of wintry sunshine. A few patches of cloud will move in on Thursday morning, bringing a chance of a wintry shower, but the skies will clear in the afternoon.

Heavy snow and ice are expected to cause disruption across Scotland over the weekend, with temperatures forecast to drop as low as -10C. A yellow warning for snow in Shetland is in place until 18:00 while a yellow alert for icy conditions in the Highlands is due to come in to force from 16:00 on Saturday until 10:00 on Sunday.

The Met Office has extended its weather warnings for snow across York and North Yorkshire. Heavy snow has hit the region following an amber weather alert for snow and ice. The warning, which was set to last until midnight today,

Heavy overnight snow is causing disruption across the UK as the cold start to the new year continues. Two amber weather warnings from the Met Office have been put in place in England and Wales, with 3cm to 7cm of snowfall predicted for much of the affected area,