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Parts of Britain could get up to six inches of snow overnight as temperatures drop below freezing. Parts of Britain could get up to six inches of snow tonight as temperatures drop below freezing. The Met Office issued a severe weather warning as temperatures fell to -5C (23F) in England on Monday night.
The Met Office issued a severe weather warning as temperatures fell to -5C (23F) in England on Monday night. It said snow was expected in the Midlands, the north and Scotland and that there was a risk of gales of up to 50mph developing in the south-west on Wednesday before moving along the Channel.
It said snow was expected in the Midlands, the north and Scotland and there was a risk of gales of up to 50mph developing in the south-west on Wednesday before moving along the Channel.
Frosty conditions are expected to continue until rush hour on Wednesday morning as a band of wintry weather moves slowly eastwards.Frosty conditions are expected to continue until rush hour on Wednesday morning as a band of wintry weather moves slowly eastwards.
The Met Office forecaster Emma Sillitoe said: “We have had a few wintry showers but this is the first event where more people are going to be affected. There is a frontal system moving in from the west meeting the quite cold weather we have been having over the last few days. The Met Office forecaster Emma Sillitoe said: “We have had a few wintry showers, but this is the first event where more people are going to be affected. There is a frontal system moving in from the west meeting the quite cold weather we have been having over the last few days.
“A yellow weather warning will be in place from 12pm today until 9am tomorrow covering high ground from Scotland down the east coast to the Midlands and we could see snow to lower levels below 200 metres of around 2cm (0.7ins).” “A yellow weather warning will be in place from 12pm today until 9am tomorrow covering high ground from Scotland down the east coast to the Midlands, and we could see snow to lower levels below 200 metres of around 2cm (0.7in).”
Sillitoe also warned of a risk of difficult driving conditions on high routes over the Pennines and in Scotland. “People will have to scrape the frost from their windscreens so it will be quite slow getting out and about on Wednesday,” she added. Sillitoe also warned of a risk of difficult driving conditions on high routes over the Pennines and in Scotland. “People will have to scrape the frost from their windscreens, so it will be quite slow getting out and about on Wednesday,” she added.