New weather maps show a 500-mile blanket of snow descending across the UK in an early spring blast of icy weather.

A polar vortex collapse is an event that occurs when the layer between 10km and 50km above Earth’s surface warms up to 50 degrees in just two days. This scientific phenomenon is known as sudden ...

Mostly sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower in the evening. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending west to ...

This could also lead to some tough travel conditions out on the roads, mainly after 11 o'clock this evening and through early ...

Maps suggest the active snowfall could ease off by Tuesday, though fallen snow ... suggests conditions will be cloudy for most, "with patchy rain slowly moving northeastwards across the country".

scattered showers to continue on and off. Expect an inch to an inch and a half of rain throughout the weekend. The rain should stop Sunday morning, with some patchy fog. A warm front is going to ...

There could even be a few patchy slick spots on some roads. Strong winds overnight helped to dry off roads from ... The coldest temperatures of this arctic blast will come Wednesday night into ...

Among British car factories, Nissan at Sunderland is the most productive and Jaguar Land Rover at Solihull probably the most ...

The UK is set to face another blast of winter, with forecasts predicting ... READ MORE: British Gas, Ovo, EDF and Octopus customers told 'turn off heating' on this date READ MORE: ITV Good Morning ...

another blast of snow and wind is on the way. Before the milder pattern takes hold later next week, another round of cold and snow will start off the week. Accumulating snow begins early Sunday ...

But if it feels like the weather Gods have it in for us in particular, the comforting news is that the South West and the rest of the country are in for a real blast of late winter ... 14th February ...

If your pipes burst, turn off the water at your home's main shutoff ... and we will see the coldest temperatures of this Arctic blast on Thursday morning. The current record for the lowest ...