In Pictures: Spectacular snow scenes from around the world
It's not just the UK that has been plunged into sub-zero temperatures and blanketed in snow this week.
| Updated: 06 Jan 2026
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A man skies down the hill by the Sacre-Coeur basilica during a snowfall in the Montmartre district of Paris, France.
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AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard
By Lucy Harvey
From France to Serbia, Spain to China, and Turkey to Germany; people have been dealing with travel chaos and icy vistas worldwide.
The severe wintry weather will be brought by the strong winds over northern France, named Storm Goretti by the country’s forecaster, Meteo France.
is also expected to bring disruption in south-west England, with a yellow warning for strong winds in place for Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly from 3pm on Thursday until just before midnight.
While, closer to home, a man dived into a frozen lake to save his dog in Epping, spectacular scenes have also been seen around the world, with many centimetres (or even metres) of snow falling in North America, Europe, and Asia - not that it has stopped people from having fun!
Scroll through our selection of the best weather shots below.
A person rides their bike during heavy snow falls in the Jordaan district of the city centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images
Cars drive around a curve in a snow covered forest of the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany.
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AP Photo/Michael Probst
Tourists pose for photos at the Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
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Zhang Tao/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
Livestock farmers living in settlements with single-story homes and barns, are buried under snow reaching 2 meters tall and use intensive efforts to maintain their daily lives and care for their livestock in Hakkari, Turkey.
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Sayim Harmanci/Anadolu via Getty Images
Fans celebrate and throw snow in the stands after an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets in New York.
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AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Tourists play on a snow-covered hill in Sonamarg, one of the main tourist attractions in Ganderbal district, Indian Kashmir.
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REUTERS/Sharafat Ali
A man takes a dip in the icy waters of a lake during the Epiphany celebration, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv.
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REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
A tourist takes pictures of icicles at the Wicklow Gap mountain pass in Co Wicklow, Ireland.
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Niall Carson/PA
Several people enjoy the snow in the streets of Vitoria, Basque Country (Spain).
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Carlos González / Europa Press
Dutch Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado pictured in action during the women's elite race at the World Cup cyclocross cycling event in Zonhoven, Belgium.
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Belga News Agency/Alamy Live News
An aerial view shows cars covered in snow in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Armin Durgut/PIXSELL
A woman stands on the grounds of the Petrovaradin Fortress during a prolonged snowfall in Novi Sad, Serbia.
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Maxim Konankov/NurPhoto
