Motorists on the M6 have been forced to abandon their cars in the early hours of Saturday morning, put snow grounded aircraft at Leeds Bradford Airport.
Snow during the night also based on aircraft to Leeds Bradford Airport.
On the other hand, there are flash floods to Wales, and the Environment Agency has 20 flood in place warnings.
The band of snow that hit the North of England moved from Southeast - and turns to rain - while heavy rains affect Wales and the South-West of England.
Forecasters warn the rain and a slightly milder climate change - causing the snow to melt quickly - could lead to flooding. Temperatures are expected to reach an average 4 C on Saturday.
"Stay in your car.During the night, the Highways Agency has closed the M6 motorway in both directions between junctions 25 and 27, near Wigan, after cars and trucks became stuck in the snow.
A shelter was set up to Charnock Services - near junction 28 - for motorists who have to leave their vehicle in freezing temperatures and driving conditions.
David Morris, Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, was stuck on the M6 motorway near Wigan, for more than three hours.
He has told the BBC the snow "came from nowhere".
"The salt spreaders have done their job, everyone has done everything they can do to help.
"It's a surreal scene to have. We even had battles of snowball on M6."
Another driver, who said that he was stuck near junction 25 on the M6 for three hours, Neil Turner, said it was horrible.
"It was very cold, everyone was chatting, trying to keep warm." There is just no movement, he said.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said the "snow storms" have become very heavy, leaving many drivers caught in the trap, "in particular the heavy weight" as they tried to give him with hills.
"Some drivers abandoned their cars that made it difficult for us to clear the path through the snow... we are urging people to not give up their cars."
"Please stay in your car and we will come to you," said the spokesman.
The M56 is also affected by the closure due to snow.
Cumbria has also been hit hard by snow, where the police say that several small roads are impassable.
In the southwest of Wales, flooding has already caused problems - particularly in Whitland in Carmarthenshire, Haverfordwest and Narberth and St. David in Pembrokeshire.Mid West Wales Fire Service said it received more than 270 calls Friday evening, with "quite a large number of flooding incidents" Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen and Swansea, including acts of properties flooding and people stuck in their cars.
Local councils have been invited to help with sandbags and unblocking drains.
Narberth, Pembrokeshire, residents are expected to fight to keep the water out of their homes, and in the region, the roads are flooded.
Councillor Wyn Evans has told the BBC that melting snow and heavy rains had caused "severe flooding and destruction" in the area.
"Even our police station was flooded this evening and that has never happened before, so all our officers had to move elsewhere", he said.
"Some delays".All flights were suspended at the Airport International from Leeds Bradford Friday night as more snow hit the region of Yorkshire.
The airport reopened today, even if the passengers are being warned to expect delays and disruptions.
Peter Sloss said snow BBC weather forecast already affecting much of the North of England and Midlands had extended to the Highlands in South-East England and East Anglia during the night.
He said that while the heavy rains affected South Wales and South-West England, drier conditions in Northern Ireland and most of Scotland would be extend to most places Saturday.
It would be a bright and beautiful day with "Sun plus" that we have seen in some time.
But the sky of compensation could result in a risk of ice in the Central and Eastern regions in Saturday morning, he warned.
Looking forward, he said wet and windy weather would affect a large part of the country Saturday night.
And a combination of rains abundant and soft snow melt air could lead to floods on Saturday night and Sunday.
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