Photos: Arctic air, snow and sleet blast UK, Europe

Cars driving through snow on the northbound carriageway of the M5 motorway near Taunton, which has been reduced to two lanes due to snow, as parts of the UK wake up to snow and a yellow weather warning, Wednesday March 8, 2023.

St Mary's Church in Goathland, North Yorkshire. Dozens of flights were suspended in the UK and some schools had to close on Wednesday as snow blanketed much of the country.

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Bristol Airport in southwest England was temporarily closed for snow clearing and all flights were suspended Wednesday morning. In London, Gatwick Airport said some passengers experienced minor delays. Above, the early morning snow on the Long Walk at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, as parts of the UK wake up to snow.

A snow covered countryside area following snow fall near Saint-Hubert, on March 8, 2023.

Soldiers clear snow outside the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, during a heavy snowfall.

A child plays with snow during snowfall in Brussels on March 08, 2023.

Cars drive on the snow-covered N281 expressway during a snowfall in Heerlen, southeastern Netherlands, on March 8, 2023.

Cars driving through snow on the the M5 motorway near Taunton, which has been reduced by snow covering the carriageway.

Snow settles on Glastonbury Tor as parts of the UK wake up to snow and a yellow weather warning.