Large areas of Britain have been brought to a halt as the big freeze tightened its grip on the nation.
Two major airports - Edinburgh and Gatwick - have closed, with motorists and rail passengers also experiencing severe disruption.
A spokeswoman for Gatwick Airport said: "We brought in extra people to try to clear the runway. We had a vast army of people. But as fast as they were clearing the snow, the quicker it settled again."
Police said the M3 was closed for a time after a body, thought to be a suicide victim, was found on the southbound carriageway shortly before the morning rush hour. In West Yorkshire, a woman died after falling into an icy lake at Pontefract racecourse.
Temperatures fell as low as nearly minus 20C in the Scottish Highlands overnight - minus 19.8C was recorded in Altnaharra - and thousands of children had to stay at home again due to school closures.
Forecasters warned that the onslaught of Arctic weather will not show signs of letting up until Friday. Met Office forecaster David Price said: "It will remain bitterly cold today with the strong north-easterly winds continuing to bring snow showers and making temperatures feel as low as minus six or seven degrees.
Severe weather warnings were in place for the whole of Scotland, with widespread icy roads and heavy snow expected in central and south westerly areas. Warnings were also in place for northern England, the south coast and parts of Wales.
As well as continuing snow in central Scotland, the North East and Yorkshire, Kent suffered an onslaught of wintry conditions with police advising freight traffic not to venture into the county unless absolutely necessary amid forecasts of gale force winds.
Kent Police said the volume of calls due to the snow was "exceptionally high" and Surrey Police urged drivers to make only essential journeys.
Large areas of Britain have been brought to a halt as the big freeze tightened its grip on the nation.
Two major airports - Edinburgh and Gatwick - have closed, with motorists and rail passengers also experiencing severe disruption.
A spokeswoman for Gatwick Airport said: "We brought in extra people to try to clear the runway. We had a vast army of people. But as fast as they were clearing the snow, the quicker it settled again."
Police said the M3 was closed for a time after a body, thought to be a suicide victim, was found on the southbound carriageway shortly before the morning rush hour. In West Yorkshire, a woman died after falling into an icy lake at Pontefract racecourse.
Temperatures fell as low as nearly minus 20C in the Scottish Highlands overnight - minus 19.8C was recorded in Altnaharra - and thousands of children had to stay at home again due to school closures.
Forecasters warned that the onslaught of Arctic weather will not show signs of letting up until Friday. Met Office forecaster David Price said: "It will remain bitterly cold today with the strong north-easterly winds continuing to bring snow showers and making temperatures feel as low as minus six or seven degrees.
Severe weather warnings were in place for the whole of Scotland, with widespread icy roads and heavy snow expected in central and south westerly areas. Warnings were also in place for northern England, the south coast and parts of Wales.
As well as continuing snow in central Scotland, the North East and Yorkshire, Kent suffered an onslaught of wintry conditions with police advising freight traffic not to venture into the county unless absolutely necessary amid forecasts of gale force winds.
Kent Police said the volume of calls due to the snow was "exceptionally high" and Surrey Police urged drivers to make only essential journeys.