In Pictures: Ireland and the UK shiver as cold snap sweeps in

Snow blanketed northern parts on Tuesday, with freezing weather expected to move south by Wednesday.
In Pictures: Ireland and the UK shiver as cold snap sweeps in

By PA

People in the north of England, Scotland and the island of Ireland have woken up to snow as a cold snap swept in.

Tuesday could be the coldest night of the year so far, with temperatures set to plunge to minus 15 in some isolated Scottish glens.

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Snowy conditions near Lockton, off the A169 in the North York Moors National Park as weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across all four nations of the UK (Danny Lawson/PA)

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Goathland train station in North Yorkshire saw a sprinkling of snow on Tuesday (Danny Lawson/PA)

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Lambs play in a snow-covered field in Ardenteggle, Co Laois, Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

People in southern England and South Wales can expect to see snow on Wednesday, but it is unclear whether it will settle, the Met Office said.

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Snow blankets Ardateggle in the Republic of Ireland, as a cold front passes over (Niall Carson/PA)

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Daffodils dusted with snow in Bilboa, Co Carlow, in the Republic of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

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Holy Trinity Church in Bilboa in Co Carlow in the Republic of Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

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Snow in the west end of Aberdeen, as Arctic air sweeps across the country (Beth Edmonston/PA)

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People walk their dogs through the snow beside the beach huts at Blyth in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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Vehicles travel along a snow-covered A1 at Alnwick in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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Snowfall at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

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A sheep in snowy conditions in Goathland, North Yorkshire, as weather warnings for snow and ice are in place (Danny Lawson/PA)

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