UK weather live: More snow forecast to fall as temperatures plunge amid Met Office warning
Snow has now fallen across parts of the UK following the coldest night of the year since last winter
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Your support makes all the difference.More snow has been forecast to fall across parts of the UK as temperatures plunge and the Met Office issues several weather earnings.
On Monday, Snow dusted grounds across Scotland in Aberdeenshire, as well as in the Cairngorms. It also blanketed the mountain of Ingleborough, while frost covered berries in bushes near Clapham, in the Yorkshire Dales.
Cold temperatures, ice and further snow feature on the forecast for the coming days in what the Met Office deemed is the country’s “first taste of winter”.
Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for snow and ice are currently in place until Wednesday, affecting parts of Scotland, the whole of Northern Ireland, and parts of northern England, north Wales and the north Midlands.
The forecasters added that updates to the alerts throughout the week are likely to be issued, as they warned of delays to journeys as a result of the snow.
Disruptive snow is expected to fall on Tuesday morning, impacting morning rush hour commuters, the Met Office said. Rail companies have also warned passengers that their journeys will likely be disrupted in the coming days.
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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