Following on from our school closures entry at 08:54, more have been announced.

The latest include 27 in Lancashire, 22 in West Yorkshire, 10 in Surrey, four in Staffordshire and nine in Aberdeenshire.

Carol Kirkwood
BBC Weather Presenter

The snow failed to deter these hardy swimmers from taking their morning dip at King Edward's Bay at Tynemouth in north east England.

Photographer Owen Humphreys caught the moment they braved the elements.

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Image source, Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

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Image source, Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

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Nearly 200 schools have been closed across north Wales, as drivers were warned of hazardous conditions across almost the entire A55 between Llanfairpwll on Anglesey and the border near Wrexham.

Schools in Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Anglesey have announced closures because of the weather.

A yellow "be aware" warning of snow, external remains in force across Wales.

Some commuters in areas where there has been lighter snowfall have taken to social media to vent their frustration at this morning's disruption.

BBC Weather

The Met Office has an amber snow warning in place across some of the country.

This warning, which means the weather poses a potential risk to life and property, is in place from 02:00 this morning until noon today, external.

The yellow warning, which means severe weather is possible, is in place until about midnight and covers a much larger area.

Many parts of the UK are waking up to heavy snowfall this morning.

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Some councils have been using social media to alert parents to school closures.

Delighted children across the country are waking up to the news that school is closed for the day.

Closures reported so far include 36 schools in Norfolk, 29 in North Yorkshire, 131 in Kent, 14 in Essex and 62 in East Sussex.

Our BBC colleagues in the south east of England are running their own live page about the snow featuring news on school closures, travel disruption and dogs.

Click here to see it.

How cold is it where you are? Find out with our tool, which you can access here, and compare the temperature where you live with more than 50 other cities around the world.

If you're in Sheffield, Nottingham, Brighton or Liverpool, it's currently colder than Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, according to the tool.

A bit more now on the situation in Kent where roads are struggling to cope with the amount of snow.

The M20 has been blocked by stranded lorries with Highways England warning of delays of more than an hour and a half.

Some untreated routes are said to be treacherous.

Highways England has some advice for motorists out in the snow.

Up to 10 times more braking is needed for snow and ice and drivers are urged to keep a car kit in their boot with water, spare socks and chocolate.

Drivers are facing some hazardous conditions on the roads:

• The A249 in Kent has been shut due to a crash, between junction 7 for the M20 and junction 5 for the M2, while the A1231 in the North East was blocked by an overturned lorry near the A182
• North Yorkshire Police said snow and ice was affecting most of the roads in the area, with roads around Harrogate and Craven particularly treacherous, while the A19 in North Yorkshire was closed after a crash
• North West Motorway Police reported that some lanes on motorways in the area were blocked due to the snow while on the M6 eastbound at junction 5 a car spun across all three lanes and hit a tree
• Lincolnshire Police tweeted that they were already dealing with five collisions by 06:30 on Tuesday morning
• Merseyside Police urged people to take care while driving, and said the force had received reports of a crash on the M62 just before junction 5

Hundreds of trains have already been cancelled as people begin their morning commute.

• Southeastern says some services are affected, external by signalling problems between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and there have been cancellations to early morning trains between Sittingbourne and Sheerness
• Greater Anglia is running a limited service, external with fewer and slower trains between Norwich and Ipswich, and cities like London and Cambridge
• Greater Northern said fewer trains will be running, external between Kings Lynn and Cambridge in the morning, services between Kings Cross and Ely have been cancelled
• Tfl Rail , externaldid not start services until 07:00 GMT, and will run a limited service between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield
• c2c in Essex is running a limited timetable, external and customers have been advised to check the revised timetable before they travel
• Southern is running an hourly service, external on its London Bridge to Uckfield line with additional coaches

BBC Weather

Today there are going to be long periods of snow affecting parts of northern England, the north Midlands and north Wales.

It is going to be very cold with the maximum temperature in some areas being 0C or -1C.

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Further snow showers will be pushing in from the east from eastern parts of Scotland down into Kent. Some areas will see between 5cm (2in) and 10cm (4in) of snow with depths of 8cm (3in) having been recorded in Northumberland.

And it will feel even colder on Wednesday and Thursday, in some places between -10C and -14C with heavy snow showers in the east, particularly north east England.

This cold period is expected to last until at least Friday.

The Met Office is forecasting a band of snow over parts of Scotland, northern England and Wales will move south westwards this morning. Strong winds are also forecast.

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of today's weather.

In short, it is cold and is set to get colder with amber warnings for snow in place, external.

Heavy snowfall is already causing road and rail disruption in parts of the UK.

We will keep you updated on the latest weather and travel news from across the country.