Fears grow over road, rail and air chaos as Arctic blast brings snow
Brrrrace yourself! Fears grow over road, rail and air chaos as Arctic blast brings four inches of snow and 70mph winds that could wreak havoc with power lines and mobile phone networks
- Forecasters warned that heavy snow and gale-force winds could spell travel chaos and cut off villages
- A severe yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for tomorrow night and Wednesday morning
- Some fear that power lines and mobile phone networks could be put at risk by the deteriorating weather
Heavy snow and gale-force winds could spell travel chaos and cut off villages as bone-chilling air from the Arctic hits the UK this week, forecasters warned yesterday.
A severe yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for tomorrow night and Wednesday morning.
Met Office experts predict delays on roads while rail and air travel may also be hit. It is feared that power lines and mobile phone networks could be put at risk by the deteriorating weather.
The Met Office’s weather warning has been set from 9pm tomorrow to 12 noon on Wednesday. Rain moving eastwards across the country is expected to turn to snow as temperatures fall gradually from tonight down to as low as minus 4C (25F) on Wednesday.
Up to 1.2in (3cm) of snow is expected for much of the South East, including Greater London, while places on higher ground could see up to 3.9in (10cm). Winds of up to 60mph are forecast inland – and 70mph along the coast.
Devon: A woman is soaked as huge waves crash over the seafront at Ilfracombe as stormy conditions caused disruption across the region on Sunday
Scotland: The cold snap comes after 70mph winds battered parts of the country yesterday, uprooting trees and causing huge waves at seaside resorts
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Branching out: A tree uprooted by gales blocks Belle Vale Road in Liverpool on Sunday
Coastguard teams were patrolling known vulnerable areas to warn people of the dangers of overtopping waves as well as the potential for injury or damage caused by debris carried in the water as it overtopped the seawalls in Whitby last night
Pictured: A daring young couple pictured walking down the Holyhead breakwater in the extreme weather
The cold snap comes after 70mph winds battered parts of the country yesterday, uprooting trees and causing huge waves at seaside resorts.
Sarah Kent, of the Met Office, said: ‘We’ve got cold weather throughout the UK for most of the week. On Tuesday, there will be sub-zero temperatures, with a cold start to the day for southern and central England.
‘Many places further north will see temperatures a little below freezing. By the afternoon, there will be a low-pressure system moving along the English Channel and, wrapped around that, an area of rain.
‘When the rain runs into the cold air, it will fall across most of England as sleet and snow. Snow accumulations could vary but we’re expecting 0.4-1.2in (1-3cm) more widely.’ She added: ‘The gritting vans should be out, but people should be winter-ready to make sure they have all they need in their cars.
The Met Office yesterday issued a yellow weather warning for snow from Tuesday to Wednesday in Southern, Eastern and some parts of central Britain
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A severe yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for tomorrow night and Wednesday morning (pictured, Ilfracombe in Devon)
Forecasters said that air blown 2,500 miles from around the North Pole will bring the most low-level snow of Britain’s winter so far
‘Snow will gradually clear from the eastern part of England during Wednesday afternoon.
‘There will be largely clear skies, but it will be bitterly cold first thing on Thursday morning for parts of central and southern England.’
It was previously predicted that up to four inches of snow may fall across parts of South, East and central England from 9pm on Tuesday until midday Wednesday.
Forecasters warned that air blown 2,500 miles from around the North Pole will bring the most low-level snow of Britain’s winter so far, and there is a chance some rural areas ‘could become cut off’ due to extreme weather in the coming days.
The Met Office issued a number of weather warnings across the country yesterday, including a yellow warning for the eastern coasts, and a snow and ice warning for northern Scotland (left and right)
A woman was blown flat on her face after venturing down to see the extreme heavy seas at Holyhead on Anglesey
Snow ploughs attempt to clear heavy snow above Aviemore as it continued to fall in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
England can expect temperatures as low as -6C this week and Scotland is forecast to suffer lows colder than -14C.
Forecaster Simon Partridge said: ‘A cold week ahead started on Sunday with a straight northerly, with air coming all the way from north of Greenland, near the North Pole.
‘Snow is likely to lower levels at times, perhaps moreso than during cold weather so far.’
Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of weathertrending said we are ‘reaching the coldest part of this winter’, and the Met Office said cold conditions could ‘certainly’ continue for another three weeks at least.
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