In Pictures: UK shivers as snowy weather sweeps in

News | Environment

In Pictures: UK shivers as snowy weather sweeps inAn Arctic blast ushered in the 'first taste of winter' on Tuesday.People play in the snow on the hills of Buxton, Derbyshire (Peter Byrne/PA)PA Wire Pa Reporters

The "first taste of winter" caused traffic delays and school closures in parts of the UK on Tuesday as the country saw wintry showers and a light blanketing of snow.

Weather warnings covered the east and north of England , the Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber , with yellow alerts coming into place for the South East , South West and London and lasting until Saturday evening.

Snow covering Holmfirth, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)PA WireA person walks their dog during snowfall in Warwick (Jacob King/PA)PA WireHorses are exercised on the gallops at Sam Drinkwater's Granary Stables, Strensham, Worcestershire (David Davies/PA)PA WireThe man-made fish-shaped Muckle Troot Loch near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, surrounded by snow and ice (Jane Barlow/PA)PA WireSnowy conditions in Carr Gate, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)PA WireEarly morning dog walkers near Durham Cathedral (Owen Humphreys/PA)PA Wire

The Met Office, which described the conditions as "the first taste of winter", said 5-10cm of snow would prove disruptive in England.

Buxton in the Derbyshire peaks woke up to snow on Tuesday (Peter Byrne/PA)PA WireDucks walk across snow-covered ground at a park in Buxton, Derbyshire (Peter Byrne/PA)PA WireSnow surrounds All Saints Netherthong Church in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)PA WirePeople walk through a park after overnight snowfall in Buxton (Peter Byrne/PA)PA WireEarly morning on a snowy street in Warwick (Jacob King/PA)PA WireBuxton in Derbyshire saw several centimetres of snow overnight (Peter Byrne/PA)PA WireSheep graze in a snow-covered field on a farm in Clayton West, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)PA WireOvernight snow covers foliage and benches in a park in the centre of Buxton (Peter Byrne/PA)PA Wire Create a FREE account to continue reading

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

FIRST NAME * LAST NAME * EMAIL Your email address

PASSWORD Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

YEAR OF BIRTH You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

MORE ABOUT