Easter holidaymakers have been warned of treacherous driving conditions, with five weather warnings in place across the UK.
Yellow "be aware" warnings for rain are in place across the southwest of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with up to 70mm (2.8ins) expected to fall in some areas.
This may result in localised flooding, with about 150 flood alerts and 15 flood warnings in place.
Snow is expected in the north of England, with the possibility of heavy snow over parts of Scotland.
Rural communities may become cut off, mainly across the northern Pennines and Scottish Borders, with "significant accumulations" of snow forecast.
Sky News weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "There are spells of rain and strong winds pushing north through today. As the rain hits colder air across the north there is the likelihood of hill snow too.
"The Met Office have yellow warnings in force all day for snow across central and southern Scotland, northern England and parts of the Midlands. Accumulations of up 5-10cm (2-4in) are likely over the high ground of these areas, and perhaps a couple of centimetres of wet snow to low levels.
"There are also yellow warnings for the rain across most of Wales, western England, central-southern and southeastern England, valid until 4pm. Northern Ireland has a separate yellow warning for the rain until 9am tomorrow. These areas are at risk of localised flooding and spray on roads.
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