UK weather live: New snow and ice warnings issued by Met Office as temperatures set to plummet overnight
More snow is forecast across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and northern England overnight
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Your support makes all the difference.The UK is braced for more snow overnight as the Met Office warned of plummeting temperatures and further travel chaos across the country.
The forecaster issued a fresh snow and ice warning for much of southern England, the Midlands and western Scotland until 10am on Tuesday.
Temperatures are also set to plummet overnight, reaching -3C in some parts of Scotland and -1C in parts of southern England.
On Tuesday, motorists faced disruption and train services were cancelled with more than 200 schools forced to close on Tuesday.
National Highways warned of snow disruption for the North east and North west - with 10-15cm of snow expected to fall on some motorways. Meanwhile, National Rail warned the cold climate would impact various routes on the Northern Rail throughout the afternoon.
At least 141 schools had shut down in Wales, 50 in the West Midlands, 11 in Scotland and 19 in Derbyshire, according to local authorities.
Watch: UK braces for ‘disruptive snow’, ice and cold temperatures
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Pictured: Weather alerts across UK
Up to 20cm snow could hit UK
Up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days in the country’s “first taste of winter”, the Met Office has said.
The forecaster has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the UK between 4pm on Sunday and 10am Tuesday morning.
Throughout the warning periods, there is a chance of power cuts, disruption to road and public transport and the risk of injury from slipping on ice, the weather service added.
Sunday’s alert covers parts of northern Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, where up to 10cm of snow may accumulate on higher ground by Monday morning, the Met Office said.
On Monday, the warning covers areas in the East Midlands, Yorkshire, Wales and north of England overnight from 7pm and into Tuesday morning, where up to 20cm of snow could fall on high ground.
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