Snow hit parts of the UK on Wednesday night along with heavy rain and strong winds.
Heavy and persistent snow is forecast in Scotland on Thursday morning, with 2cm to 5cm likely for many parts and up to 20cm on the highest ground, the Met Office said.
A yellow severe weather warning has been issued for northern Scotland, valid until 1pm on Thursday. It warns that some roads and railways are likely to be affected, with possible longer journey times for road, bus and train services.
Meanwhile, a yellow weather warning of heavy rain is in force for southern Scotland, northern England and north-west Wales until 9am on Thursday.
Lancashire Constabulary said a number of homes had been evacuated after heavy rainfall caused localised flooding and “major disruption” overnight. Lancaster and Galgate were the worst affected, with the A6 closed in both directions and 27 residents housed in two nearby pubs.
the force, along with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, the Environment Agency and Lancaster city council, responded jointly to more than 500 calls related to flooding and attended more than 100 incidents across the county.
In north Wales, the police and fire service appealed to the public to dial 999 during flooding only if there was a risk to life.
The Isle of Anglesey county council said “major flooding” had hit Llangefni, where images showed water rushing down Church Street in the town’s centre. Meanwhile in Beaumaris rainwater caused the castle’s moat to burst, flooding a street in the town centre.
The council said the majority of the island’s major roads were flooded “at some point”, including the A55 dual carriageway in both directions. Travel to Holyhead Port was “severely disrupted”, a “major landslide” completely closed a section of the A545 coastal road and a lorry crash closed the A5 on the island.
North Yorkshire Police said “a number of vehicles” had been recovered from floodwaters and a stretch of the A65 south of Ingleton was closed, with considerable disruption expected in the area.
Two lanes of the southbound carriageway on the M6 were closed between junctions 35 and 36 in south Cumbria due to flooding and an overturned vehicle.
And rail operator Northern tweeted that flooding had stopped services between Lancaster and Morecambe, Carlisle, Oxenholme and Windermere.
Forecasters warn that spray and flooding on roads will make journey times longer while bus and train services are also likely to be affected.
In the Highlands, rail passengers are facing disruption after three landslips following heavy rain forced the cancellation of some services. Train services from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh and Wick have been affected, with the line blocked between the Highland capital and Beauly.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued flood alerts for Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders.
There are seven flood warnings in force outside Scotland, mostly in north-west England, and 19 flood alerts. A yellow warning for rain was also in place for parts of Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
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