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Snow hits roads and schools in parts of the UK | Snow hits roads and schools in parts of the UK |
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Further heavy snow has hit parts of the UK, causing school closures and travel disruption. | Further heavy snow has hit parts of the UK, causing school closures and travel disruption. |
Northern Scotland and north-east England had fresh snowfalls, and snow is moving over Wales, where there is a Met Office severe weather warning. | Northern Scotland and north-east England had fresh snowfalls, and snow is moving over Wales, where there is a Met Office severe weather warning. |
Icy roads have proved hazardous for drivers and some weekend sporting events have already been cancelled. | Icy roads have proved hazardous for drivers and some weekend sporting events have already been cancelled. |
It is the earliest widespread snowfall for 17 years and the cold spell is expected to last two weeks. | It is the earliest widespread snowfall for 17 years and the cold spell is expected to last two weeks. |
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The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for Orkney and Shetland and the Scottish Highlands for heavy snow on Friday evening through to Saturday. | |
The snow warning in Wales lasts until 1900 GMT on Friday, and there are further warnings of widespread icy roads for Northern Ireland and south-west England on Friday evening into Saturday. | |
Sub-zero temperatures were recorded across the UK overnight into Friday, far lower than those normally experienced in November. | |
The coldest place was Carterhouse in the Scottish Borders, at -7.8C. Benson in Oxfordshire recorded -7.6C, Newcastle dropped to -4.3C, while the temperature at Kew Gardens in London sank to -3.8C. | The coldest place was Carterhouse in the Scottish Borders, at -7.8C. Benson in Oxfordshire recorded -7.6C, Newcastle dropped to -4.3C, while the temperature at Kew Gardens in London sank to -3.8C. |
BBC weather forecaster Simon King said snow was still falling on Friday afternoon in the north and east of the UK, with heavy snow in South Wales and Devon. | |
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Up to 10cm (4in) of snow has been forecast in Wales, with up to 15cm on higher ground. Most other places will see 2-5cm of snow in low-lying areas. | |
He said drivers should expect difficult conditions for the rush hour in south Wales, and parts of Devon, Somerset and Dorset. | |
As the snow clears away to the south overnight there will be further snow showers up the eastern side of Britain and temperatures will drop to as low as -6C. | |
On Saturday more snow is forecast for eastern and northern Scotland and north-east England, and further falls are expected on Sunday with some flurries further south. | |
The "bitterly cold" temperatures could drop even more on Saturday and Sunday. | |
The BBC's Danny Savage, in Northumberland, earlier said the snow was knee deep and the travel situation was "very bad". | |
The severe weather has continued to disrupt schools and travel: | The severe weather has continued to disrupt schools and travel: |
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Up to 15cm of snow blanketed parts of northern and north-east Scotland, and north-east England, on Thursday. | Up to 15cm of snow blanketed parts of northern and north-east Scotland, and north-east England, on Thursday. |
Forecasters said the cold spell could last a fortnight, with snow reaching England's southern counties next week. | Forecasters said the cold spell could last a fortnight, with snow reaching England's southern counties next week. |
The unusual weather is being caused by high pressure over Greenland and low pressure in the Baltics, forcing cold winds from the north-east across Europe. | The unusual weather is being caused by high pressure over Greenland and low pressure in the Baltics, forcing cold winds from the north-east across Europe. |
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