UK weather: Met Office releases warning for snow and ice from Birmingham to London amid travel delay fears | The Sun
BRITS have been warned of travel chaos with the Met Office issuing a new weather warning for southern England from London to Birmingham.
Forecasters said that the northeast of England, southern England, Northern Ireland, and parts of Scotland are at risk from the white stuff from today until Wednesday.
The Met had previously issued warnings for Northern Ireland, the North East and Scotland, but have now activated one for much of the South as well.
Today's alert covers most of the southern England, including London and stretching up into the Midlands as far as Birmingham.
Meanwhile, Scotland could even see up to 4 inches of snow in northern areas.
The warnings will last for up to three days and may disrupt travel across the country.
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The Northern Irish and southern warnings last from 9pm tonight until 10am tomorrow, while the third came into force at midnight this morning and goes through until 10am on Wednesday.
The Met Office warns: "Ice and some snow leading to difficult travel conditions in places.
"Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
"Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths."
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Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Almond, added: “Very cold air will spread across the UK from late on Sunday through early next week."
He continued: “With freezing overnight temperatures and the risk of ice, there’s a risk of some travel disruption and wintry hazards are likely to persist through much of next week, even further south for a time, so keep an eye on the Met Office forecast for the latest information.”
The Met warned: "There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off."
Also, the Met warned: "There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected."
The Met has urged people in affected areas to take care as there is a small chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
The Met Office earlier issued a yellow warning starting at 6pm on Sunday for snow in the north-east of Scotland, including Shetland.
Northern Ireland will be affected too.
The Met said: "Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services."
There is a risk of "some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces," the Met added.
There may also be "some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths" in Northern Ireland, the Met Office said.
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From Tuesday it expands further south across the Humber into Lincolnshire, as well as up into North-West Scotland.
It comes as forecasters expect the weather to turn cold as an area of high pressure moves off to the West and cold air from the North sweeps in, with Met Office maps forecasting temperatures will tumble as low as -3C in Altnaharra, northern Scotland on Monday night.
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