Forecasters have warned of the “coldest night time of the season” for elements of the UK, with temperatures dropping to as little as -10C as Storm Arwen left tens of hundreds of houses with out energy and introduced widespread snow.
Three individuals had been killed when timber had been blown over by sturdy winds, whereas buildings had been broken and transport disrupted.
Northern Powergrid, which provides vitality to the northeast, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, stated 240,000 prospects misplaced service however on Sunday provide had been restored to 200,000.
Electrical energy North West, which gives vitality for an space between the Scottish border and Stockport, stated 67,000 of 83,000 prospects who misplaced energy had seen their provide restored.
Heavy snow led to lorries getting caught and ploughs being utilized in a lot of areas, with pub employees and Oasis tribute band Noasis stranded since Friday within the Tan Hill Inn within the Yorkshire Dales because of heavy snowfall.
A person from Lancaster died after a tree fell on him in Ambleside, Cumbria, whereas one other man from Aberdeenshire died after a tree fell and hit his automobile at round 6pm on Friday.
A 3rd man, Francis Lagan, from Antrim in Northern Eire, died in the identical means on Friday. Tributes had been paid to the “famend educationalist and civic chief”, who was killed when a tree struck his automobile whereas travelling alongside the Dublin Highway in County Antrim together with his spouse and two of their kids.
The group in South Derry was stated to be “surprised” by the sudden lack of Mr Lagan, who labored because the principal of St Mary’s Main College in Maghera.
The Met Workplace has stated it expects to see the mercury fall under zero in lots of elements of the nation, together with in cities comparable to London, the place it may very well be -2C within the late hours of Sunday.
It has additionally issued two yellow ice warnings – one throughout jap elements of Scotland, and one other stretching from the northeast of England all the way down to the south coast from Sunday afternoon.
The warnings, set to final till Monday morning, say individuals ought to count on to see “icy patches” on roads and pavements, which means accidents and slips and falls are “extra doubtless”.