The blizzard conditions that have caused travel misery and power cuts in northern Britain are moving slowly southwards. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind and snow across Scotland with gusts of up to 60mph and snow of between four and eight inches on higher ground. People in southern England and Wales can expect heavy rain with an increasing chance that higher areas will get some sleet and snow later in the day.
Gale-force winds left thousands without power in Scotland with the Forth Road Bridge between Edinburgh and Fife closed all day after a lorry was blown over. Lines of non-moving traffic were seen on the southbound carriageway of the M74 with drivers forced to wait while the roads were gritted. Snow fell steadily as lorries, vans and cars came to a standstill or moved slowly because of the bad weather.
A woman clears snow off a path in Carrbridge, ScotlandJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesA highland cow forages for food in a snow-covered field in Pitlochry, ScotlandRussell Cheyne/ReutersA highland cow in a snow-covered field in Pitlochry, ScotlandRussell Cheyne/ReutersHorses feed in a snowy field in Newtonmore, ScotlandJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesSheep forage for food in the snow in Newtonmore, ScotlandJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesSnow dusts the Commando Memorial in Spean Bridge, ScotlandJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesHill walkers return to the car park at the base of Pont ar Daf in the Brecon Beacons at Pen Y Fan, WalesMatt Cardy/Getty ImagesHorses feed in the snow in Laggan, ScotlandJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesHill walkers return to the car park at the base of Pont ar Daf in the Brecon Beacons at Pen Y Fan, WalesMatt Cardy/Getty ImagesPeople attempt to sledge in the snow at the base of Pont ar Daf in the Brecon BeaconsMatt Cardy/Getty ImagesA gritting lorry and snow plough drives along the road at the base of Pont ar Daf in the Brecon BeaconsMatt Cardy/Getty ImagesVehicles drive along the road at the base of Pont ar Daf in the Brecon Beacons as snow begins to fallMatt Cardy/Getty ImagesA car travels on the A62 past snow-covered hills near Huddersfield in northern EnglandOli Scarff/AFPA car travels on the A62 through a snowy landscape near the village of Marsden in West YorkshireOli Scarff/AFPMen attempt to dig out a van on an icy road during snowfall in Buxton, DerbyshireDarren Staples/ReutersA train leaves after snowfall in Buxton, DerbyshireDarren Staples/ReutersA Bells whisky barrel is covered in snow outside the Bell's distillery in Pitlochry, ScotlandRussell Cheyne/ReutersA statue of a piper is covered in snow at Bruar, ScotlandRussell Cheyne/ReutersA woman makes her way through snow in Carrbridge, ScotlandJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesMotorists pass a road sign warning them of the arrival of bad weather as they travel along the M56 motorway near ManchesterPhil Noble/ReutersA tanker battles through heavy seas as it enters the River Mersey near LiverpoolPhil Noble/ReutersWaves smash into the barrier along the promenade at New Brighton, northwest EnglandPaul Ellis/AFPTwo women stand on the sea front at Sandsend as waves break over the seawall ahead of expected high seas in North YorkshireIan Forsyth/Getty ImagesMembers of the RNLI help to board up windows and doors at the Beach Pub at Sandsend ahead of expected high seas in Whitby, North YorkshireIan Forsyth/Getty Images
Heathrow Airport said it has cancelled 80 flights out of 1,350 as it prepares for forecasts for snow. Europe's busiest airport said that wintry weather would mean that fewer aircraft can take off and land at its two runways. Forecasters say the weather is caused by a polar air mass that originated over northern Canada.
