ICE and snow chaos is set to blanket the entire UK with up to 15cm of the white stuff falling as Brits shudder during sub-zero temperatures.
The icy blast is set to stick around for at least three more days after a bone-chilling week – with two massive weather warnings covering the country this weekend.
Forecasters say most of the UK will be affected by the snow – but it will be followed by a band of rain and milder air, bringing an end to the cold snap.
Today, Brits have been issued with an amber weather warning with fears heavy snow will cause travel chaos in Scotland.
Power cuts are likely, along with delays and cancellations to rail and air travel – with fears rural communities could become cut off.
And on Sunday, much of the north of the country has snow and ice warnings in place, while London and other parts of the south is just being warned for ice.
The northern warning is in place from 3am-9pm on Sunday, and the southern from 3-11am.
Met Office forecaster Ellie Wilson there could be up to 8cm (3in) over Wales – and 15cm in the north of Scotland.
And, temperatures are set to sit around -1C on Sunday, too.
Drivers had to be rescued this week after being stranded in heavy snow, while temperatures plunging to -7C.
Snow and icy roads caused travel chaos and school closures already this week, and more is on the way as Arctic air blasts the UK into a deep freeze.
A whopping 8 inches of snow is expected today in northern Scotland after the mercury fell to -7C this morning in Rostherne near Manchester, while Cardiff saw -5C and London -3C.
And Humberside Police revealed 30 drivers had to be rescued in Langtoft, north of Driffield due to heavy snowfall in the area.
An icy blast has swept across much of the UK in recent days as freezing wind from the Arctic has reached us via Norway.
Dubbed the Troll of Trondheim, the wave of sub-zero air has sent the nation into one of its coldest winters in recent years.
Temperatures as low as -15C have been recorded in the past few days, while Scotland is set to see up to 8 inches of snow in the coming days.
The Met Office have issued yellow weather warnings in various parts of the country.
Today, warnings are in place for snow and ice on the east coast, from Northern Scotland to Newcastle, while a warning for ice stretches down the rest of the coastline to East Anglia.
A yellow warning for ice also covers Northern Ireland.
The Met is warning of severe delays to travel and the risk of injury from slipping on ice.
A further snow and ice warning covers most of Scotland throughout tomorrow, with more delays possible.
Pictures from around the country show lakes, ponds, canals and even Trafalgar Square's famous fountain frozen over.
However, forecasters expect the extreme cold to ease later in the week and say milder temperatures are on the way.
The clash between the current freeze and the warmer air is set to bring snow, followed by heavy rain across the weekend.
The Met's forecast going into next week said that Saturday will remain cold, but Sunday will become "much milder and very windy with heavy rain, preceded by snow in many areas."
Further rain is also expected on Monday.
Meanwhile, the long-range forecast for December 19 to December 28 predicts a period of unsettled and "changeable" weather, with outbreaks of rain accompanied by wintry spells.
However, they predict that temperatures will be "close to normal in the south, and rather cold in the north".
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