Weather warnings remain in force across much of the UK on Monday as snow showers, ice and rain cause travel disruption.

Large airports, including Manchester, temporarily closed their runways due to heavy snow, while stranded vehicles and collisions blocked main roads across northern England.

The adverse conditions come after heavy snow or icy rainfall hit most of the UK over the weekend, with the Met Office issuing amber weather warnings.

The Met Office warned travellers that more travel disruption was likely amid wintry conditions, including flooding from heavy rain and thawing snow, with more than 60 flood warnings and 260 flood alerts issued.

National Highways said the M5 in Gloucestershire was closed southbound from junction 11A for Gloucester to junction 12 for Quedgeley because of extensive flooding.

Flooding also forced a stretch of the A46 to close in both directions, Warwickshire police said, after a lorry collision overnight. Diversions are expected to be in place until Monday evening.

Police in south Wales warned the A48 was closed from the Llanedeyrn roundabout after a serious road collision, with eastbound traffic reduced to one lane.

Cold air would return and remain across the whole country from Monday after a spell of milder conditions in southern areas, the Met Office said.

“The low pressure that brought the snow and heavy rain in the south will move out to the east by Monday. This will allow a cold northerly flow to become established again for much of next week,” said the Met forecaster Mike Silverstone.

Further warnings could be issued with the potential for snow to fall in southern and central England and Wales midweek.

“Temperatures will remain below average, with widespread frost and the threat of ice at times. Some areas, especially in the north, may struggle to get above freezing for several days,” Silverstone said.

Across most of northern England and Wales, a yellow snow and ice warning is in effect until midday on Monday, while a yellow ice warning covers large parts of Northern Ireland until 11am.

The north and west of Scotland are also covered by a yellow warning for ice and snow until 11am, with another for snow and ice in central and eastern parts of the country until midday.

A yellow rain warning for southern England, stretching from Cornwall to Kent, will last until 9am, while a separate rain warning covers much of Wales, the Midlands and parts of Greater Manchester and Yorkshire until 8am.

As of Monday morning, the Environment Agency had issued 65 flood warnings across England, meaning flooding was expected, and 262 flood alerts, meaning flooding was possible.

It warned of significant river flooding in areas of Lancashire and Warwickshire on Monday, from a combination of melting snow and rain. People were advised to avoid swollen rivers and not to drive through flood water.