Motorists are being warned of treacherous driving conditions as a big freeze grips large swathes of Britain.
Milder weather was arriving in time for the weekend as Britain's beleaguered motorists and commuters finally saw an end to two weeks of travel chaos.
The Met Office's severe weather warning is in place across most of Scotland, and right along the east of England as far south as Norfolk.
At 1000 GMT on Friday, the Met Office removed its severe weather warning concerning widespread icy roads in Scotland and eastern England.
Heavy snow fell in southern England leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at Stansted Airport, in Essex, after flight cancellations and delays.
Heavy snow had brought London almost to a standstill on 2 February.
In East Yorkshire, cars were abandoned overnight as snow made roads dangerous.
Severe disruption across the country followed, but temperatures are expected to hit double figures early next week.
However, the Highways Agency said there were no major problems reported on main roads in England as yet, but it urged drivers to be cautious in case of ice.
Treacherous conditions on the roads on Friday morning saw all schools in North Yorkshire close their doors to pupils.
Night on floor
Motorists appeared to heed the warnings however, with no major accidents reported.
Robin Szmidt, whose Thursday evening flight from Stansted to Prestwick was cancelled, said he was not hopeful he would be getting home soon. SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS HighlandsGrampianCentral, Tayside and FifeSouth-west Scotland, Lothian and BordersNorth-east EnglandYorkshire and HumberEast MidlandsEast of England
Wales, south-west England, western Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to see some rain later on Friday, but no sleet or snow is forecast. Elsewhere, it will be a dry day with some sunny spells.
He said hundreds of people spent the night asleep on the airport floor or queuing for internet access to try to rebook cancelled flights.
"I arrived at 6pm on Thursday and they've been knocking off all European flights. Nearly all departures and arrivals have been cancelled."
Meanwhile, the man who died when his car skidded on an icy main road during a spate of accidents in Gloucestershire on Wednesday has been named as 51-year-old Rob Wilson, a factory worker from Pontypridd.
A statement on BAA Stansted website said "a number of flights" had been cancelled or delayed due to adverse weather conditions.
Mr Wilson, who worked at a factory in Lydney, Gloucs, was driving to work early on Wednesday morning when his Audi car went off the A48 at Woolaston and hit a water tower.
Northamptonshire County Council, one of the worst-hit areas during the past fortnight, has said it plans to lobby the government for extra funding for road repairs caused by last week's bad weather.
No more snow or blizzards are forecast for Friday, bringing some respite.
Police in the same county reported three cars had been stolen this week after motorists left their cars with the engines running to defrost their windows.
Wales, south-west England, western Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to see some rain. Elsewhere, it will be a dry day with some sunny spells.
During the worst of this week's rain, the Environment Agency issued about 300 flood alerts. By Friday, just 22 warnings remained in place, mainly in southern England.
Over the last fortnight, Britain has been battered by winter snow storms, fierce winds and heavy rain.
Northamptonshire County Council, one of the worst-hit areas, has said it plans to lobby the government for extra funding for road repairs caused by last week's bad weather.
Snow and ice has still not completely melted across the county, but it is thought that once it does, highways inspections will show widespread damage to the road network.
On Thursday, drivers in Cheshire faced morning rush-hour disruption after part of the M53 was closed when pools of water from a burst water main froze in the plummeting overnight temperatures.
The weather forced the closure of hundreds of schools in England and Scotland.
Flights from Newcastle airport were also affected and Durham and Tees Valley airport closed.
During the worst of this week's rain, the Environment Agency issued about 300 flood alerts. By Friday, 22 flood warnings remained in place, mainly in southern England.
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