Just as the storm starts to fade away, forecasters warned that temperatures will plummet and snow could cover hilly areas.
It comes after Storm Erik battered the UK with powerful gusts of up to 80mph, causing three deaths and travel chaos.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin told the Express that rain showers brought in by Storm Erik “will turn more and more into snow” by this afternoon.
“Through Sunday it turns cold once more and Monday morning looks quite chilly,” he said.
“A band of wet weather will swing across Northern England on Sunday, that could bring in some snow over the hills.
“That is followed on by plenty of showers that will eventually turn more and more into snow across low levels in Scotland by the end of the day.
“People will wake up to rather chilly temperatures on Monday morning.”
The return of the snow could see temperatures plunge to -4C.
“More persistent rain and the risk of hill snow will push south-east across western Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-west England and into north Wales through the afternoon,” a Meteogroup forecaster said.
“There will also be strengthening winds for many.”
KILLER STORM
The warning of imminent snowfall comes as emergency services count the cost of Storm Erik.
On Saturday a kitesurfer died amid strong winds in an incident on the Saunton Sands beach in north Devon, although police would not confirm whether the death was weather-related.
On Friday morning a 50-year-old man died on the A384 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, and in Wales a van driver was killed after he collided with a fallen tree on the B4306 between Pontyberem and Llannon in west Wales.
Road and rail users were faced with delays as a result of the weather with speed limits put in place on the East Coast Main Line and drivers advised to take extra care.
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