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| Snow to fall across UK as severe weather warnings issued | |
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| Severe weather warnings have been issued for large parts of the UK this weekend, with a 100-mile corridor of snow set to hit the country and temperatures expected to drop to -10C in some areas. | Severe weather warnings have been issued for large parts of the UK this weekend, with a 100-mile corridor of snow set to hit the country and temperatures expected to drop to -10C in some areas. |
| Related: In the bleak midwinter | Related: In the bleak midwinter |
| The Met Office has warned of the threat of difficult driving conditions due to sleet and snow, which will move from western Scotland down to southern England throughout Saturday. Temperatures are expected to fall to as low as -10C in rural Scotland over the weekend as the winter chill sets in across the UK. | The Met Office has warned of the threat of difficult driving conditions due to sleet and snow, which will move from western Scotland down to southern England throughout Saturday. Temperatures are expected to fall to as low as -10C in rural Scotland over the weekend as the winter chill sets in across the UK. |
| Twelve yellow “be aware” alerts for ice have been issued across Scotland, north-west England, the Midlands, southern England and London. The cold snap, predicted to last for at least 48 hours, is a result of an arctic maritime air mass moving across the UK, forecasters said. | Twelve yellow “be aware” alerts for ice have been issued across Scotland, north-west England, the Midlands, southern England and London. The cold snap, predicted to last for at least 48 hours, is a result of an arctic maritime air mass moving across the UK, forecasters said. |
| Severe weather warning for #ice has been issued: https://t.co/bFq5LNZeiq Stay #weatherawaware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/BaUzJk7MmL | Severe weather warning for #ice has been issued: https://t.co/bFq5LNZeiq Stay #weatherawaware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/BaUzJk7MmL |
| Why are we seeing colder weather? It’s to do with an arctic maritime air mass pic.twitter.com/emHrQFwpO4 | Why are we seeing colder weather? It’s to do with an arctic maritime air mass pic.twitter.com/emHrQFwpO4 |
| With largely clear skies and no cloud cover, the public are being urged to take care on untreated roads and paths hit by frost. Traffic Scotland has issued warnings of icy conditions throughout much of the country. Rural parts of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire will face the lowest temperatures, while around 5cm to 10cm of snow could fall on higher ground. | With largely clear skies and no cloud cover, the public are being urged to take care on untreated roads and paths hit by frost. Traffic Scotland has issued warnings of icy conditions throughout much of the country. Rural parts of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire will face the lowest temperatures, while around 5cm to 10cm of snow could fall on higher ground. |
| The Met Office said: “Outbreaks of sleet and snow will spread from the north-west on Saturday, initially into western Scotland, and then into parts of north-west England later in the day before reaching the Midlands and southern England during the evening and night. | The Met Office said: “Outbreaks of sleet and snow will spread from the north-west on Saturday, initially into western Scotland, and then into parts of north-west England later in the day before reaching the Midlands and southern England during the evening and night. |
| Do you fancy testing your airbags/abs/seat belt today? If so, drive as normal! If not, please drive to suit the freezing conditions. 👍❄️❄️ | Do you fancy testing your airbags/abs/seat belt today? If so, drive as normal! If not, please drive to suit the freezing conditions. 👍❄️❄️ |
| “One to three centimetres of snowfall is likely at low levels, with 5-10cm possible above 200 metres across western Scotland and Cumbria. Ice may prove an additional hazard in places. Please be aware of the potential for some travel disruption and difficult driving conditions. | “One to three centimetres of snowfall is likely at low levels, with 5-10cm possible above 200 metres across western Scotland and Cumbria. Ice may prove an additional hazard in places. Please be aware of the potential for some travel disruption and difficult driving conditions. |
| “A frontal zone moving eastwards into Britain on Saturday will run into and stall against the cold air mass which became established over the UK earlier in the week. This allows rain at the leading edge of this frontal zone to turn to snow and persist for several hours before the frontal zone weakens during Sunday, allowing less cold conditions to start developing and some of the snow to start melting. | “A frontal zone moving eastwards into Britain on Saturday will run into and stall against the cold air mass which became established over the UK earlier in the week. This allows rain at the leading edge of this frontal zone to turn to snow and persist for several hours before the frontal zone weakens during Sunday, allowing less cold conditions to start developing and some of the snow to start melting. |
| “This snow is expected to fall along a relatively narrow corridor, perhaps only 100 miles wide, which means that some areas within the warning area may escape much of the snow. Meanwhile, where snow is limited or rain occurs instead, icy stretches may develop on untreated roads as rain and snow starts.” | “This snow is expected to fall along a relatively narrow corridor, perhaps only 100 miles wide, which means that some areas within the warning area may escape much of the snow. Meanwhile, where snow is limited or rain occurs instead, icy stretches may develop on untreated roads as rain and snow starts.” |
| #UKSnow Please check before you travel as rail services may be affected by adverse weather. pic.twitter.com/qgCeFGlpRL | #UKSnow Please check before you travel as rail services may be affected by adverse weather. pic.twitter.com/qgCeFGlpRL |
| The news is good for snow lovers, who have been promised a great day on the slopes. Nevis Range ski resort said it expects a busy weekend, with good skiing right across the front of the hill and a mix of groomed and ungroomed runs. Glencoe said it “should be a cracking weekend for snow sports with light winds and great snow conditions”. Cairngorm reported that all open terrain has mostly good cover of packed powdery dry snow, while most runs are complete with pisted packed snow at Glenshee. | The news is good for snow lovers, who have been promised a great day on the slopes. Nevis Range ski resort said it expects a busy weekend, with good skiing right across the front of the hill and a mix of groomed and ungroomed runs. Glencoe said it “should be a cracking weekend for snow sports with light winds and great snow conditions”. Cairngorm reported that all open terrain has mostly good cover of packed powdery dry snow, while most runs are complete with pisted packed snow at Glenshee. |