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Arctic temperatures in the UK over the past few days will briefly become milder, but the Met Office has warned that the winds are expected to pick up. After a dry start on Sunday, forecasts said the rain would spread to most of the UK. The Met Office issued a yellow warning overnight on Saturday for a snow and ice warning for parts of northern England and Scotland.
Earlier in the day, many parts of the country shivered during another freezing day with clouds and rain rolling in from the west.
Temperatures dipped to minus 15.7°C in Altnaharra, northern Scotland, on Saturday, while the highest temperature of 12.0°C was recorded at St Marys Airport in the Isles of Scilly, southwest Cornwall. .
The Met Office issued yellow warnings covering large parts of the country after Storm Larisa battered parts of the UK with gales and blizzards.
Drivers have been told to take the wheel only if necessary, and some motorists have been stranded due to heavy snowfall.
In North Wales, two families of hikers had to be rescued after being caught off guard by bad weather on Saturday.
North East Wales Search and Rescue told the BBC they received simultaneous calls to help two separated families walking through Moel Famau, which lies between Flintshire and Denbighshire.
The service sent teams in 4×4 vehicles up the hill in the Clwydian Range.
The rescue service said visibility had dropped to 100 m (328 ft) at the time of the calls.
In Annahilt, Northern Ireland, entomologist Adam Mantell spotted strange snow rollers in a field in County Down.
The natural phenomenon is the result of strong winds blowing across a field or a flat, snow-covered hill, the Royal Meteorological Society (RMETS) told the BBC.
PA wire
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