The Met Office has issued a level three cold weather alert for much of the UK, with warnings of plummeting temperatures, snow and ice.
Amber watch levels are in place for northeast and northwest England, as well as Yorkshire and the Humber as temperatures are set to fall from from Friday into the weekend.
"Be aware" warnings for ice and snow are also in place across Wales, the West Midlands, northwest, and west and northwest Scotland.
The Met Office said increasingly cold air will spread from the northwest overnight on Thursday, with showers turning wintry. It warned that vulnerable people would be put at risk by the cold and said services could be disrupted.
Dr Angie Bone of Public Health England's extreme events team urged people to help vulnerable family and friends to keep warm.
"Cold does kill, even in places where the temperatures aren't at their lowest. Most of our advice on keeping warm in cold weather may seem like common sense, but it's important that we make the point that people should think about how cold can affect them.
"Our advice is that when indoors, have plenty of warm food and drinks to stay warm and try to maintain indoor temperatures to at least 18C, particularly if you are not mobile, have long-term illness or are 65 or over."
Over the weekend, a northerly airstream will bring frost and ice for many parts.
It comes after a van driver died when a tree fell on top of his vehicle in Co Antrim and a three-year-old child and an elderly woman were among three injured when a pallet was blown from a lorry in east Belfast during strong winds.
Winds of 101mph were reported in Great Dunsell, Cumbria - the highest in the UK - while other exposed areas also saw speeds of above 70mph.
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Gallery: Amber Alert For Snow In Britain
Snow on the A9 near Dunkeld in Scotland
A dusting of snow on the South Pennines
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