Snow showers and a cold east to southeast wind through today, with temperatures again struggling to rise above freezing.

Highs of 1C.

There's a risk of further snow showers through this evening and overnight with limited clearer breaks.

It will become very cold once more with ice likely.

Many schools are expected to remain closed today across Yorkshire

About 1,500 were closed across the county yesterday due to the snow.

Image source, Getty Images

For the situation where you live, take a look at your local council website:

Click here to, external find out if your school is affected in North Yorkshire.

City of York school closures, external

Barnsley Borough Council school closures, external

Rotherham Borough Council school closures, external

Sheffield City Council school closures, external

Leeds City Council school closures, external

Bradford Council school closures, external

Wakefield Council school closures, external

Calderdale Council school closures, external

Kirklees Council school closures, external

In Doncaster schools let parents and carers know individually.

Hundreds of people have been stranded in their cars and lorrys overnight on the M62 between West Yorkshire and Manchester.

Police are urging people not to travel across the Pennines unless necessary, because of the high winds and snow.

The west and eastbound carriageways have been closed because of treacherous conditions and many people are being brought onto the side roads, only to be stuck on those as well.

Kate is trying to get home to Leeds with her husband and two young children. She told BBC Radio Leeds she and her family have been stuck since 11:00 yesterday morning:

A red weather warning is in place, with fears lives could be in danger as Storm Emma brings more blizzards.

More than 8,300 drivers tested positive for cannabis and 3,064 for cocaine since March 2015.

The top stories from across Yorkshire so far today include:

• Body of elderly woman found under car in Leeds street
• M62 car fire leaves drivers stranded for hours
• Skipton bridge collapse blamed on steel beams
• Campsite tunnel reveals gun, cash and cannabis
• And it's a chilly start to life for baby Siena from Catterick

Mark Ansell
Reporter, BBC Look North

Hard as it may be to believe, this isn't the Alps but Sheffield.

Snowboarders have been out enjoying the snow at Bolehills in Crookes today:

Some would say it's not unusual to see polar bears in the snow.

But when those polar bears live at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, then it really IS unusual.

And they look pretty happy about it:

Baby Sienna arrived after her parents pulled over in the snow, realising they wouldn't make it to hospital in time.

Have you seen Doncaster teenager Riley Reside? He's been missing from his home for over a week and police are concerned for his welfare.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

Riley, 15, left home in Denaby Main on Sunday 18 February, was reported missing the following day, but returned home briefly at about 22:25 on 21 February before leaving again.

He's understood to have contacted a friend yesterday.

Riley is originally from the Rotherham area and police believe he may well have travelled there.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked by police to get in touch.

It seems panic buying may have come to West Yorkshire - on a small scale at least:

This shop in Calverley, Leeds, is limiting people to one pint of milk and one loaf of bread each.

The picture was posted on Instagram by England Rugby League team manager Jamie Peacock.

Still, at least there are plenty of Mini Rolls left...

Sheffield United's Saturday game against Burton Albion won't now be going ahead:

These lambs had a very chilly start to life, born this morning in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire.

Still, they seem to be enjoying it:

Image source, High Lions

Image source, High Lions

Image source, High Lions

Scarborough's seafront was covered in sea foam after the cold winter wind whipped up North Sea waves.

This view just shows how extensive the snowfall has been over the last few days in South Yorkshire.

Pilots in the National Police Air Service took these spectacular photos on the way back from a job in Barnsley:

Image source, NPAS Carr Gate

You can just about see Emley Moor in West Yorkshire on the horizon.

Image source, NPAS Carr Gate

This is pretty amazing.

The wind is creating massive snowdrifts in Penistone today, with some of them being about 5ft high.

Sounds a bit windy, too:

A baby girl has been born by the side of the road during a snow storm.

Daniella Waring went into labour this morning at home in Catterick, North Yorkshire, and she and her husband Andrew set off for hospital.

Heading across the A66, they ran into heavy snow and realised they did not have time to get to hospital.

They pulled over on to the side of the road in County Durham and Daniella gave birth before paramedics, who were driving up and down the road looking for her, arrived.

Image source, COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Both mother and baby were "happy and warm" when they were eventually located at Elton by a response car.

After being checked over at the scene, they were driven to hospital by a North East Ambulance Service crew.

The newborn girl has been named Sienna.

Snow and ice forces school closures and causes cancellations to public transport across Yorkshire.

It's just unbelievable that some of those motorists had been on the M62 since about 07:00 this morning:

A man has been arrested after a search at a Barnsley campsite revealed cash, cannabis and a firearm.

Police say they found an underground tunnel and what seemed to be a cannabis cultivation site at the campsite on Moor Lane in Brierley.

Dried cannabis, £31,000 in cash, and a firearm were seized.

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and remains in custody, say police.