Motorists and commuters have been warned of ice, sleet and snow as well as hail and thundery showers, with temperatures expected to plummet to around freezing across the UK.
The Met Office's weather warning for UK And with another day of heavy rain ahead, there will be more misery for flood-hit areas with some communities in Somerset - where the council has declared a "major incident" - facing a fourth week under water.
Several counties including Hampshire and Dorset also remain at risk of flooding, while further snowfall is expected across Wales, Scotland and northern England.
The Environment Agency has issued more than 150 flood warnings and alerts across England and Wales.
Temperatures are expected to fall to or just below freezing, according to the Met Office, which has warned of "blizzard conditions".
The Environment Agency's flood alerts and warnings This will result in the risk of icy patches on roads and the potential for travel disruption.
Its chief forecaster said: "Rain or sleet is expected at lower levels however, above 250m, some wet snow is likely at times with perhaps 2-5 cm of snow accumulating, whilst above 400m a further 10 to 20cm is possible.
"Strong to gale force south to southeasterly winds will combine with heavy snow to result in blizzard conditions at times."
And with a band of rain across the country edging north-eastwards towards the far north-east of England and central and northern Scotland, the forecaster added: "With saturated ground and rivers already high in these areas there is the risk of some localised flooding."
A view of flood water surrounding the village of Muchelney in Somerset Fourteen serious flood warnings are in place for parts of the South West, South East, Midlands and North East with the Environment Agency advising people in affected areas to take immediate action.
The Somerset Levels, which run south from the Mendip Hills to the Blackdown Hills, are particularly vulnerable, as further heavy rain falls on already saturated ground.
There is also potential for further river flooding across the South West and southern counties including parts of Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, West Berkshire and Surrey into next week.
Snowfall over Middleton-in-Teesdale The Environment Agency is running more than 60 pumps around the clock to drain an estimated 65 million cubic metres of floodwater from the Levels.
A temporary pontoon has been erected near the village of Langport to allow residents to get to their homes and a boat service is ferrying people to and from work and school.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is expected to visit Somerset today to hold crisis talks with community leaders including council chiefs and farmers whose crops have been devastated by the stormy weather and torrential downpours.
Twitter user Grant Kavanagh saw 'strange weather' in Knaphill, Surrey As well as the flood alerts, parts of Scotland have been told to brace for strong winds gusting up to 80mph.
On Sunday, light snow flurries affected parts of northern England, including in Cumbria, where snow ploughs were used to clear sections of the A66.
A "mini tornado" was reported in parts of the Midlands and southern Britain, where trees were brought down, power supplies knocked out and outbuildings damaged.
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