Waveney has escaped the worst of the weather with some households waking up to only a light dusting of snow this morning.

There were light snow showers over inland areas during the night which petered out towards the coast.

By breakfast time the sun was appearing, and the thaw that forecasters had been predicting seemed to have set in.

The mains roads remained clear, with no major incidents reported. Police have advised drivers to take care and watch out for icy patches.

A spokesman for First Buses confirmed all services, including X2 and X22 services from Lowestoft, were operating as normal but to expect some minor weather related delays.

Waveney District Council ‏has announced the backlog in refuse collections has now been dealt with and all collections are up to date.

Jim Bacon, at Norwich-based forecasters Weatherquest, said any remaining sleet and snow would clear by mid morning, leaving the rest of the day mainly dry with sunny spells. He said: 'I think we will see temperatures recovering and a slow thaw setting in.'