Nearly 5,000 schools have been closed across the UK as snow and icy conditions continue for a fourth day.
Travel has also been affected, with disruption to road and train journeys.
Flights are suspended at East Midlands, Manchester and Leeds Bradford airports, and Heathrow has cancelled one in 10 flights because of poor visibility.
Snow is currently falling in northern England and southern and eastern Scotland, where Met Office amber "be prepared" warnings are in force.
Forecasters say they expect 10-20cm (4-8in) of snow could fall during the day and are also warning of ice affecting East Anglia, southern England and south Wales.
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In other developments:
- Hundreds of schools across England have closed, including about 800 in East Anglia, 500 in the West Midlands, 600 in West Yorkshire, 120 in Northamptonshire and 100 in Surrey
- In Wales, more than 120 schools are shut, mostly in the south Wales valleys, while in Scotland, a number of schools have closed mainly in the Borders and Aberdeenshire area. There are also closures in Northern Ireland
- A school bus with 20 children on board skidded off a steep road covered in slush and snow at Abercarn, Caerphilly, but no one was injured in the incident
- On the rail network, there have been delays on a number of routes into London with Greater Anglia, South West Trains, Southern, Virgin and Southeastern services reporting delays
- There are also revised services on the Gatwick Express and Eurostar
- The London Underground saw earlier problems on the District line because of the weather and the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Jubilee lines were running with delays during rush hour due to late running of engineering work
- Heavy snowfall in North Yorkshire has closed two main roads, the A169 and the A66
- A woman has died after she was found collapsed in the snow in Kent
- A 16-year-old boy is critically ill in hospital after he hit a tree while sledging on Teesside on Sunday
- Tributes have been paid to climbers who died in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday
- Thames Valley Police officers are to receive a uniform-issue knitted hat to wear outdoors in cold weather. The force says the new black beanie has "Police" embroidered on the front
The Met Office said in the areas of England and Scotland expecting the heaviest snow on Monday, drifting is likely in strong to gale force easterly winds.
It has also imposed yellow "be aware" snow warnings for much of the eastern side of England and Scotland as well as Northern Ireland, but says falls in these areas should ease during the day.
The forecasters warned sub-zero overnight temperatures would lead to ice forming where snow had fallen or melted during Sunday.
There are particular problems of ice predicted from an area of wet weather due to hit south-west England, bringing rainfall on to frozen ground as it moves across southern England.
Heathrow Airport has reduced its schedule by about 10% - cutting about 130 flights - in anticipation of low visibility. A spokesman said adverse weather conditions at other European airports meant that "further cancellations are inevitable".
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Andy Yeomans from the RAC gives some tips on how to drive in the snow
Meanwhile, the runway at East Midlands Airport is currently closed due to poor visibility and Robin Hood Airport near Doncaster is also shut because of the weather. At Leeds Bradford airport, flights have been suspended to allow the runway to be cleared of snow.
The Highways Agency said main roads should be clear of snow.
Spokesman Jon Caldwell said: "Although we've treated the roads consistently throughout the night, the roads could still have patches of ice, so those people who do have to drive, we're asking them to keep their speed down, keep the distance between themselves and the car in front to avoid any sharp braking."
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He said "hard shoulders and some of the local roads will still be very difficult".
On Sunday evening, a number of British Airways flights to Heathrow's terminal five were diverted to other UK airports after BA was unable to de-ice planes on the ground quickly enough to clear the stands.
Later on in the week, the BBC Weather centre forecasts further sleet and snow at times, with widespread frost and ice likely.
For more information on the weather and transport situation in your area, visit the BBC Weather website and BBC Travel News.
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