But the Met Office has now issued a fresh warning for snow, ice and even lightning disruption this Thursday in 26 more areas of England and Scotland, as well as a warning stretching from Tuesday to Thursday north of the border.

The Met Office issued a 15-hour yellow weather warning for snow, starting at 3am on Tuesday, November 18 and continuing through to 6pm hitting seven areas in Scotland, while in England, a yellow weather warning for ice could also bring snow and ‘subzero’ temperatures to parts of England.

On Thursday, November 20, 16 more areas will be hit with a snow warning from 6am to 6pm, while a snow and ice warning for Scotland will start at 6pm on Tuesday and continue through to 9pm on Thursday for another 10 areas.

The  Met Office is warning of potential disruption to power supplies due to snow and lightning strikes, with households in affected areas being urged to prepare.

For its snow warnings on Thursday it said: “Frequent snow showers from late Tuesday through Wednesday and Thursday may lead to some disruption.”

For Scotland, the Met Office said: “Snow showers will feed inland on brisk northerly winds from late Tuesday through Wednesday and into Thursday, giving significant accumulations in places. Whilst there will be a lot of regional variation in amounts, where showers are most frequent 2-5cm will be possible at low levels, with 5-10cm on hills above about 100m elevation, and potentially as much as 15-20cm above 300m.”

For England, it said: “Snow showers will feed inland from the North Sea through Wednesday and Thursday, giving significant accumulations in places. Where these are most frequent, 2-5cm will be possible at low levels, with 5-10cm on hills above 100m elevation, and potentially as much as 15-20cm above 300m.

“Some fairly strong gusts could be associated with the showers and some isolated lightning strikes are possible at times.”

The Met Office warned those in the affected areas: “People cope better when they have prepared in advance for the risk of power cuts or being cut off from services and amenities due to the snow. It’s easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

“Snowy, wintry weather can cause delays and make driving conditions dangerous, so to keep yourself and others safe: plan your route, checking for delays and road closures, amending your travel plans if necessary; if driving, leave more time to prepare and check your car before setting off; make sure you have essentials packed in your car in the event of any delays (warm clothing, food, water, a blanket, a torch, ice scraper/de-icer, a warning triangle, high visibility vest and an in-car phone charger).

“You should also put insulation on pipes to stop them freezing, and seal up any draughts inside the house. Open your curtains during the day, when it’s light, and close them again when darkness falls.”

The Met Office’s list of areas in the two snow warnings are:

North East England

• Darlington
• Durham
• Gateshead
• Hartlepool
• Middlesbrough
• Newcastle upon Tyne
• North Tyneside
• Northumberland
• Redcar and Cleveland
• South Tyneside
• Stockton-on-Tees
• Sunderland

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

• Scottish Borders

Yorkshire & Humber

• East Riding of Yorkshire
• Kingston upon Hull
• North Yorkshire

• Central, Tayside & Fife

  • Angus
  • Perth and Kinross

  Grampian

  • Aberdeen
  • Aberdeenshire
  • Moray

  Highlands & Eilean Siar

  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
  • Highland

  Orkney & Shetland

  • Orkney Islands
  • Shetland Islands

  Strathclyde

  • Argyll and Bute