Cornwall saw a surprise spread of snow yesterday that intensified as the day went on.
A yellow weather warning for ice and snow had been in place from 10am on Wednesday until 6am on Thursday.
Some areas of north Cornwall then woke up to a layer of the white stuff, with the A30 at Bodmin closed after a build-up of snow and ice left lorries unable to travel up the hill.
However, further south there was sunshine in the morning before this turned into rain, mixed with some sleet and hail - that is until the evening.
As temperatures dropped, sleet turned into snow on higher ground, with Four Lanes and Stithians among the areas where it began to build up.
Falmouth and Helston Police were forced to put out a warning to take extra care on the roads, saying "road conditions are extremely dangerous in the Falmouth and Helston area," with a crash taking place on the A39 between Arch Hill and Kea.
A yellow warning for ice was put in place from 6pm last night until 9am today, from the A39 Helston to Falmouth up to Truro and north for the rest of Cornwall, apart from in coastal areas.
The Met Office warned: "Following heavy showers, wet surfaces are likely to freeze quite quickly, leading to ice, especially where untreated."
The excitement of seeing snow led to plenty of people posting photos and videos on social media - which then turned into safety warnings as the day went on and temperatures began to drop below zero.
Road conditions are extremely dangerous in the #Falmouth and #Helston area (especially to higher ground, Stithians, Four Lanes etc) Please only travel if absolutely necessary #police #cornwall #snow pic.twitter.com/rfcoNMHaS2
β Falmouth and Helston Police (@FalmouthPolice) December 31, 2020
Not very often we get snow in Cornwall! This was a pleasant surprise βοΈπ₯Άπ¨ @OfficialWXUK @ChrisB198535 #cornwall #snow #snowmen #stithians pic.twitter.com/HlEoqVtLMB
β Jo-Shreeve (@shreeve_jo) December 31, 2020
Stithians earlier pic.twitter.com/E8BCsgvR1n
β Vyvyan Toms (@VyvToms) December 31, 2020
It is snowing π¨ in Threemilestone #Cornwall....@BBCCornwall @piratefm @itvwestcountry @BBCWthrWatchers pic.twitter.com/N3lkYt0JMm
β Matt Allen (@MattAllenUK) December 31, 2020
Snow in Redruth, Cornwall! Not too far above sea level!
β MetRyan (@MetRyan96) December 31, 2020
Hey, I did say "chance of snow anywhere" ππ https://t.co/dpzSQEuK61
Thank you to all our teams who have been out working in the snow and ice ππ
β @cornwallcouncil (@CornwallCouncil) December 31, 2020
If your rubbish, recycling or garden waste has not been collected, please put it out again tomorrow and weβll collect it for you. See the latest updates πhttps://t.co/F6nQ0TAai4 pic.twitter.com/Yc3GcjEDDC
Our hometown of #Camelford this morning. Pic courtesy Hockerday, with thanks #Cornwall #snow pic.twitter.com/xG0DAEiU1d
β Fenteroonhols γγ (@FenteroonHols) December 31, 2020
Just got in the car to drive to Falmouth to see the sun set but this happened! So we turned around and had a snowball fight! #snow #cornwall #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/TL4g8zmpx1
β Granite Clapper (@robcauston) December 31, 2020
Popped up to Carn Brea to watch the sunset and instead, we got snow π #Cornwall pic.twitter.com/24u1i2JGMb
β CornishRamblings (@CornishRambling) December 31, 2020
Popped up to Carn Brea to watch the sunset and instead, we got snow π #Cornwall pic.twitter.com/24u1i2JGMb
β CornishRamblings (@CornishRambling) December 31, 2020
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