Temperatures recorded in England and Wales were the lowest in those countries this year.
The mercury fell to minus 9.9C in Shap, Cumbria, overnight and minus 7.6C in Sennybridge, on the northern edge of the Brecon Beacons.
A snow boarder in action at the Yad Moss slopes on the Durham and Cumbria border (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Most areas of the UK are expected to see a dry, sunny but cold day (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Many people woke up to the coldest morning of the week, the Met Office said (Owen Humphreys/PA)
There were snowy scenes in parts of Kent, including Tunbridge Wells (Philip Toscano/PA)
Two-year-old Felix Cox looks at the snowy trees in Hargate Forest in Tunbridge Wells (Philip Toscano/PA)
This was the scene in West Malling, near Tonbridge, early on Wednesday (Richard Woodward/PA)
