A new snow and ice warning has been made for northern England on Saturday and another covering parts of Scotland and the north of England on Sunday.
Ice could cause hazards for motorists and pedestrians in parts of the UK where heavy snow brought treacherous conditions on Friday as temperatures reached freezing levels on Friday night in some areas.
The Met Office issued yellow warnings after Storm Larisa battered parts of the UK with gales and blizzards.
Drivers were urged to get behind the wheel only if necessary, with some motorists left stranded due to heavy snowfall. Heavy snowfall left drivers stranded for more than seven hours on the M62 in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire.
Andrew Page-Dove, of National Highways, said: "We've got some very cold weather overnight. We've got the risk of potentially freezing rain and then more snow tomorrow [Saturday]. So the conditions are actually going to get worse rather than better. But we will be continuously out there treating the roads and our intention is to keep the M62 open. It is purely the combination of volume of traffic and (drivers) maybe not being as well prepared for the conditions."
Temperatures in rural areas across the UK were forecast to drop into minus territory overnight across the UK, with more snow expected on higher ground across Saturday and Sunday.
Met Office meteorologist Matthew Box said rain, sleet and snow would push north-eastwards across the country over the weekend, likely falling on the hills and mountains of the Pennines, the Cumbrian vales and some parts of Scotland.
But he said the snowfall would be "nothing to the same extent as what we saw on Thursday", the Press Association reported.
In parts of south-west England and Wales, the cold weather would likely give way to sunnier conditions later on Sunday, Mr Box said.
Emergency services have also rescued eight people who were trapped in heavy snowfall for more than 12 hours in Staffordshire.
Staffordshire Police said "arctic conditions" since Thursday night caused a number of vehicles to get stuck –- particularly on the A53 and the A523 near the town of Leek. It said some people have been stranded inside their vehicles in sub-zero temperatures for more than 12 hours.
Public transport has also been affected, with Network Rail saying multiple fallen trees had blocked lines between Manchester and Sheffield, meaning no trains could run.
Train operators TransPennine Express and Northern cancelled many services and Merseyrail, which runs services in Merseyside and surrounding areas, delayed the start of its operations on Friday.
The majority of flights departing Liverpool John Lennon Airport were delayed on Friday morning, East Midlands Airport was closed for around three hours and flights were suspended at Birmingham Airport for around an hour to clear snow from the runway, and there were also delays to flights at Bristol Airport.
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2023-03-11 03:56:00Z
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