Families are making the most of the snow today as they grab their sledges for some outdoor fun despite the chilly conditions.

Storm Goretti swept through the country this week bringing sub-zero temperatures, snow, ice and dangerous winds that delayed journeys, closed schools and left homes without power.

Whilst some areas of the UK have since warmed up slightly, parts of Scotland and northern England are still in the midst of the arctic chill.

Pictures taken this morning show families wrapped up warm as they headed out to enjoy the snow in North York Moors National Park.

Some made snowmen and others grabbed their sledges whilst ploughs cleared fresh snow from the roads that had fallen over night. 

An amber warning for snow has remained in force in Scotland, with up to a foot of snow predicted in some areas, along with multiple yellow warnings across the UK for ice, strong winds and heavy rain.

Met Office forecaster Craig Snell revealed a new weather system was bringing in milder conditions with rain during a ‘messy transition’ from Storm Goretti.

‘It will bump up into the cold air and turn to snow again but this time it is coming in with some milder air, so it will transition back to rain for some of us as we go through the course of the night and into tomorrow,’ he said.

Pictured: A man and is son in snowy conditions with their sledge near Saltergate in the North York Moors National Park on Sunday

Pictured: People in snowy conditions in Goathland in the North York Moors National Park on Sunday

Pictured: Jordan Biggs and his son Dominic Biggs, play in the snow near Saltergate in the North York Moors National Park on Sunday

‘That again could lead to some problems with ice, so we already have warnings out ahead of that.

‘This time the milder air will eventually win the day and it will herald a very different flavour of weather for all of us as we go into next week but it’s going to be a kind of messy transition.’

Under the amber warning in Scotland, the Met Office has warned there could be a foot of snow in higher areas today and up to two inches at lower levels.

The yellow warnings included one for snow and ice covering much of Scotland, the East and West Midlands, north-east and north-west England and Yorkshire, lasting from 2am until 3pm.

People were warned to prepare for delayed journeys, potentially dangerous driving conditions and to take extra time to avoid falls on the ice.

Another Met Office forecaster, Greg Dewhurst, said the ‘unsettled start’ to Sunday could also see melting snow ‘lead to the risk of flooding’.

Gusts of wind were expected and gales at coastlands, although nowhere near as strong as they were for Goretti.