Motorists were asked to be extra care in treacherous conditions, like snow in many parts of the UK on ice.
The Met Office has issued nine warnings for ice after disruption of road, rail and air traffic in the connection of up to 16cm (6in) of snow in some areas.
Half of the 1,300 scheduled flights at Heathrow Airport were canceled and some trains and disrupted subway service also.
Nearly 400 transatlantic passengers are stranded overnight in Ireland after six London-bound flights were diverted.
Earlier, hundreds of vehicles stranded on the M25 and M40, with some drivers forced to spend the night in their cars.
Snow swept to London and East Anglia on Saturday evening, after the parts of Scotland, Wales, Northern England and the Midlands earlier in the day.
Church Fenton, North Yorkshire reported 16cm (6in), which contributed to more than 60 accidents on roads in the region.
BBC forecaster Holly Green said ice was likely to pose a danger, cold, especially in large parts of England and southeastern parts of Wales, such as rain hits ice and lying snow overnight.
She said there was a risk of further small accumulations of snow in the eastern parts of England on Monday morning, rain with patchy elsewhere.
"Be aware" The Met Office advised people to the hazards of icy conditions.
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