In Pictures: UK shivers as snowy weather sweeps in

An Arctic blast ushered in the ‘first taste of winter’ on Tuesday.

Published 2 hours ago

Last updated Just now

The “first taste of winter” caused traffic delays and school closures in parts of the UK on Tuesday as the country saw wintry showers and a light blanketing of snow.

Weather warnings covered the east and north of England, the Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the South East, South West and London and lasting until Saturday evening.

Aerial view of snow covering Holmfirth, West Yorkshire — Snow covering Holmfirth, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)

Horses on the gallops in the snow — Horses are exercised on the gallops at Sam Drinkwater’s Granary Stables, Strensham, Worcestershire (David Davies/PA)

Snowy conditions in Carr Gate, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)

The Met Office, which described the conditions as “the first taste of winter”, said 5-10cm of snow would prove disruptive in England.

A person walks along a snowy street — Buxton in the Derbyshire peaks woke up to snow on Tuesday (Peter Byrne/PA)

Snow surrounds All Saints Netherthong Church in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)

A person walks a dog along a snowy street in Warwick — Early morning on a snowy street in Warwick (Jacob King/PA)

Sheep graze in a snow-covered field on a farm in Clayton West, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)