London, 6 January 2025 (PA Media/dpa/MIA) – Many commuters in the UK are suffering travel disruption from severe weather, with major roads closed and railway lines blocked.

Manchester airport’s runways were closed early on Monday morning because of heavy snow but have since reopened.

Severe weather warnings from the Met Office remain in place for large parts of the UK.

It was the UK’s coldest night of the winter so far, with a temperature of minus 13.3 degrees Celsius recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands, between Ullapool and Inverness.

The Environment Agency has issued 166 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 299 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible, across England.

In Wales, there are three flood warnings and 34 flood alerts.

Several stretches of A-roads across England are also closed because of severe weather.

National Highways said “a car is reported to have aquaplaned due to flooding in the area.”

Aquaplaning is when a driver loses control because a layer of water prevents their tyres from gripping the road.

Severe weather is also causing widespread disruption on the railway network.

Most of the UK saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over the weekend.

Major airports closed their runways for several hours due to heavy snow, while there were stranded vehicles and collisions which blocked key roads across northern England.

Cold air will return and remain across the whole country from Monday onwards after a brief spell of milder conditions in southern areas, the Met Office said.