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The fallout from the wintry storms that blasted the northern half of the British Isles on Friday is set to affect London and the south-east over the weekend as Storm Jake moves south.The fallout from the wintry storms that blasted the northern half of the British Isles on Friday is set to affect London and the south-east over the weekend as Storm Jake moves south.
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Heavy snow and icy, freezing conditions wreaked havoc across the north of the UK on Thursday night and Friday morning as the storm swept in from the Atlantic.Heavy snow and icy, freezing conditions wreaked havoc across the north of the UK on Thursday night and Friday morning as the storm swept in from the Atlantic.
Snowfalls of up to 10cm on higher ground forced schools to shut in parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire on Friday, and in Northern Ireland public transport foundered when Ulsterbus was forced to cancel services.Snowfalls of up to 10cm on higher ground forced schools to shut in parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire on Friday, and in Northern Ireland public transport foundered when Ulsterbus was forced to cancel services.
Leeds Bradford airport closed briefly on Friday morning when 5cm of snow had to be cleared from the runway.Leeds Bradford airport closed briefly on Friday morning when 5cm of snow had to be cleared from the runway.
On Friday night the Met Office issued two yellow, “be aware” warnings of snow and ice in Scotland and the south-east of England, saying that clear skies overnight would plunge the nation into sub-zero temperatures.On Friday night the Met Office issued two yellow, “be aware” warnings of snow and ice in Scotland and the south-east of England, saying that clear skies overnight would plunge the nation into sub-zero temperatures.
The north-west of England remains bound by the ice and snow with dangerous driving conditions set to continue into the early hours of Saturday.The north-west of England remains bound by the ice and snow with dangerous driving conditions set to continue into the early hours of Saturday.
Drivers in London and the south-east, who until now have escaped the worst of the arctic weather, have been warned to expect hazardous driving conditions on Saturday.Drivers in London and the south-east, who until now have escaped the worst of the arctic weather, have been warned to expect hazardous driving conditions on Saturday.
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The storm is also expected to batter the midlands with weather forecasters predicting that wet snow will leave roads slick, icy and dangerous until Saturday afternoon.The storm is also expected to batter the midlands with weather forecasters predicting that wet snow will leave roads slick, icy and dangerous until Saturday afternoon.
A Met Office forecaster said: “Two warnings are out for icy driving conditions tomorrow, as the snow over the north of England and Wales shifts down towards the south-east.A Met Office forecaster said: “Two warnings are out for icy driving conditions tomorrow, as the snow over the north of England and Wales shifts down towards the south-east.
“While the winter showers will become patchier through the course of Saturday, they will continue through the night until early Sunday morning, when they will begin to stagnate.“While the winter showers will become patchier through the course of Saturday, they will continue through the night until early Sunday morning, when they will begin to stagnate.
“Wintry showers in the north-east will begin to subside by the afternoon [and] bouts of sunshine across the north will open up as the cold front moves southwards.”“Wintry showers in the north-east will begin to subside by the afternoon [and] bouts of sunshine across the north will open up as the cold front moves southwards.”