Brits can expect a welcome return of warmer weather next week - but not before more snow, freezing rain and "erratic conditions".
Forecasters say "a gradually improving picture" will replace Storm Darcy over the weekend, which has blanketed parts of the nation in snow.
Temperatures have plummeted to near-record lows in recent days - an icy -16C in the Scottish Highlands - amid widespread warnings.
People have been advised not to travel until absolutely necessary, with frost and ice impacting conditions on the roads and railways.
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