UK weather: Storm Nelson batters the country with map showing where 70mph ... trends now
According to folklore, March 'comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb'.
But the proverb has been turned on its head as a storm is set to batter the South today, bringing 70mph winds, heavy rain, hail and thunder.
Some snow even fell in parts of Devon and Wales overnight - after accumulations also built up at the other end of the UK in the Scottish Highlands earlier this week.
Officials in Devon said teams were 'working all night to keep the roads passable but drive with extreme care, avoid high roads and stick to main roads where possible.'
The UK overnight low was -4.9C (23.2F) at the Cairngorm summit in the Highlands, while temperatures in cities including Newcastle and Inverness fell to 0C (32F).
A wind warning has been issued for between 7am and 6pm, covering coastal areas between Land's End and Brighton, where the worst of the conditions are expected.
The weather system has been named Storm Nelson by Spanish meteorologists in what could be seen as an ironic gesture about Britain's victorious vice admiral as it heads for our shores.
It is the UK's first named storm since January but the 11th of the current season, which began in September.
Today's weather warning, issued by the UK Met Office, predicts road, rail, air and ferry disruption, as well as cuts to electricity and mobile phone networks.
Russ Young tweeted a photograph of snow falling on a residential road in Devon overnight
One social media user tweeted this photograph of snow in Plymouth, Devon, overnight
Another social media user posted a photograph of snow falling overnight in Devon
Snow falls in Devon overnight today as the UK experiences severe weather conditions
Forecasters added: 'There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto
