LONDON -- Snow falling across south Scotland, the Midlands and Wales has kicked off a cold, wintry weekend for the UK, the Met Office said, with temperatures to get as low as -5 C (23 F) in places.
It was a cold & windy night with snow & ice in places. Heaviest snow fell across S. Scotland to Wales & The Midlands https://t.co/QhddXWfZKD— Met Office (@metoffice) November 21, 2015
UK-based Twitter timelines filled up overnight with pictures and video of the snow, which in some places didn't stick around. The Met Office encouraged people to use #uksnow to share their pictures.
Laying in #scarborough #uksnow pic.twitter.com/V97MhesJhh— FiendMf91 (@FiendMf91) November 21, 2015
I'm in the North Pennines today where there's #uksnow in everyday direction pic.twitter.com/AZ2Mlx9FuM— PAUL KINGSTON (@PaulKingstonNNP) November 21, 2015
Snow on Islay’s hills seen from Port Charlotte with the tele lens #islay #uksnow #winter pic.twitter.com/uKQKwquqh3— Isle of Islay (@isleofislay) November 21, 2015
Reigate wintry ppt clearing SE for bright breezy day #uksnow RH2 1/10 #reigate pic.twitter.com/CmOjw9KMOD— RGS Weather (@RGSweather) November 21, 2015
A #cyclist rides up Rushup Edge after overnight snowfall #uksnow in the #derbyshire #peakdistrict #mtb pic.twitter.com/Y3NxnUpeCV— F Stop Press Ltd (@fstoppress) November 21, 2015
Early risers in London caught a slight flurry of snow and tweeted all about it.
Snow in London - in November... Really? pic.twitter.com/LPALNQVSeF— Mark Wilson (@markhwilson) November 21, 2015
...And the inevitable jokes about transportation and snow.
There has been a brief half hour dusting of snow in West London. Heathrow is now closed until April.— tom jamieson (@jamiesont) November 21, 2015
Snow hasn't been forecast for Sunday but there's an ice risk in the morning and showers in coastal areas throughout the day.