Heavy snow and gale-force winds will also bring disruption, with winds of up to 66mph already recorded in north Wales.

Snow has been falling over parts of Scotland - five days after the country recorded its warmest day of the year so far. Nethy Bridge in the Highlands and Braemar in Aberdeenshire were among the places to have snow. Forecasters said a "plunge" of Arctic air was influencing the weather this week.

SCOTS will be plunged back into winter this week with hail, sleet and even snow arriving for many. A cold spell bringing overnight lows of minus 5C (23F) will arrive just days after the country

Those travelling over the Easter weekend have been told there could be disruption on the roads as well as on rail, air and ferry services.

Snow has fallen over parts of Scotland following a "plunge" of Arctic air. Shetland, the Highlands and Aberdeenshire have been among places to have snow on Wednesday and Thursday. Just last week, a spring temperature of 20.2C was recorded at Fyvie in Aberdeenshire - the warmest of the year so far.

The arrival of Storm Dave could bring up to 18 inches of snow to two areas of the UK over the Easter weekend, as the Met Office issues five weather warnings for rain, wind and snow