Snow returns as winter keeps its icy grip
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Your support makes all the difference.Snow returned to many parts of England and Wales today as winter launched another blast at Britain.
The latest falls began in south Wales at around breakfast time and spread over large areas of central England during the morning and afternoon.
"It is coming down fairly heavily in places, with accumulations to a depth of two inches," said John Hutchinson, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association.
The falls were triggered by moist air from the Atlantic meeting cold air already over the country.
Mr Hutchinson said: "In quite a lot of areas sleet has turned to snow - it's been a wintry mix."
From south Wales the snow spread to the Bristol area and other parts of the West Country, then to the Midlands, including Rugby and Leicester.
Mr Hutchinson said: "We expect more falls in some of those areas already affected plus in parts of East Anglia."
The snow followed a bitterly cold night in many areas with temperatures falling to minus 16C (3F) at Braemar in Scotland, minus 5C (23F) in East Anglia and 0C (32F) in London.
Mr Hutchinson said: "There will a widespread frost tonight, and ice tomorrow morning where there has been snow, which will create quite hazardous conditions for drivers.
"The general picture for the next few days is that it will remain cold. Any early snow tomorrow across central and eastern parts will clear away, but wintry showers will remain."
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