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| Snow and ice sweep across Britain | Snow and ice sweep across Britain |
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| A 100-mile wide corridor of snow stretched from north-west Scotland to south-east England overnight, with London seeing snow for the first time this season. | |
| Drivers have been told to prepare for icy conditions, as yellow warnings for snow and ice were issued for the south-east, London, the Midlands around Birmingham and up to Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield, the north-west and parts of Scotland. | Drivers have been told to prepare for icy conditions, as yellow warnings for snow and ice were issued for the south-east, London, the Midlands around Birmingham and up to Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield, the north-west and parts of Scotland. |
| The warnings were expected to remain in place until mid-morning on Sunday. There are three categories for warnings – red, amber and yellow – with red the most severe. | The warnings were expected to remain in place until mid-morning on Sunday. There are three categories for warnings – red, amber and yellow – with red the most severe. |
| The Met Office said clear skies allowed temperatures to fall widely to below freezing, making untreated footpaths and cycle paths turn icy. | The Met Office said clear skies allowed temperatures to fall widely to below freezing, making untreated footpaths and cycle paths turn icy. |
| Lovely blanket of #snow over Sherwood this morning pic.twitter.com/6KIcWvb4yJ | Lovely blanket of #snow over Sherwood this morning pic.twitter.com/6KIcWvb4yJ |
| Snow and sleet were falling in areas including West Sussex and High Wycombe on Sunday morning. However, the Met Office said conditions would improve later in the day. | |
| The Met Office said: “We’ve seen about 1-2cm of snow sticking right the way down to Oxfordshire and the south-east. The band of rain that caused the snowfall overnight is very quickly disbanding and weakening so there isn’t an awful lot left to fall. | |
| “Into next week, a lot of the days are set to be dry and on Thursday and Friday we’ll see a transition to milder, wetter conditions across the UK – not quite back to what we had in December but certainly warmer than the last week.” | “Into next week, a lot of the days are set to be dry and on Thursday and Friday we’ll see a transition to milder, wetter conditions across the UK – not quite back to what we had in December but certainly warmer than the last week.” |
| Finally seen some snow in the UK today. Meet Diego! He had to #RepTheBolts @Chargers pic.twitter.com/EAQr2giop0 | Finally seen some snow in the UK today. Meet Diego! He had to #RepTheBolts @Chargers pic.twitter.com/EAQr2giop0 |
| In Scotland, all five snow sports centres have opened their slopes for skiing and snowboarding. | In Scotland, all five snow sports centres have opened their slopes for skiing and snowboarding. |
| Woo Hoo! All slopes in #Scotland are now open! 🎿 🏂 #skiing #snowboarding Latest conditions: https://t.co/8bZV4JBVh9 pic.twitter.com/tzmCCACCmN | Woo Hoo! All slopes in #Scotland are now open! 🎿 🏂 #skiing #snowboarding Latest conditions: https://t.co/8bZV4JBVh9 pic.twitter.com/tzmCCACCmN |
| Glencoe resort said it “should be a cracking weekend for snow sports with light winds and great snow conditions”, while the Nevis Range ski resort expected to be busy over the weekend, with good skiing across the front of the hill and a mix of groomed and ungroomed runs. | |
| Cairngorm reported that all open terrain had mostly good cover of packed powdery dry snow, while most runs were complete with pisted packed snow at Glenshee. | Cairngorm reported that all open terrain had mostly good cover of packed powdery dry snow, while most runs were complete with pisted packed snow at Glenshee. |
| However, hill walkers and climbers were warned over a “considerable” risk of avalanches in Scotland’s highest hills and mountains. | |
| A 24-year-old man was injured in a snowboarding accident in the Lake District on Saturday. Seventeen rescuers were called out to the Keppel Cove area near Helvellyn mountain and had to wade through snow drifts above waist height to reach the man. | |
| A coastguard helicopter had to turn back because of bad weather, but the man was pulled off the fells on a sledge before being taken to hospital. | A coastguard helicopter had to turn back because of bad weather, but the man was pulled off the fells on a sledge before being taken to hospital. |
| Temperatures may rise in southern England to around 5-6C throughout Sunday. | Temperatures may rise in southern England to around 5-6C throughout Sunday. |
| Travellers can expect that icy stretches may develop on untreated roads as rain and snow falls, the Met Office said. | Travellers can expect that icy stretches may develop on untreated roads as rain and snow falls, the Met Office said. |
| Chris Friday, with the Highways Agency, said motorways and major A roads were performing well but advised road users to take precautions. | |
| Friday said: “In wintery conditions we urge road users to check their vehicles before setting out, to allow extra time for journeys, to drive according to the conditions and to make sure they have a winter kit in their vehicles, including an ice scraper and de-icer, warm clothes and blankets, and sunglasses to cope with the low winter sun.” |