UK weather: Snow warning issued as winter showers set to bring travel chaos

UK weather: Snow warning issued as winter showers set to bring travel chaos
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Gareth Milner

By Gareth Milner


Published: 09/02/2022

- 13:20

Updated: 14/02/2023

- 11:54

The Met Office has issued a number of weather warnings for snow, with yellow warnings covering part of Scotland

People are being warned that impending winter showers could bring travel chaos to parts of the UK.

The Met Office has issued a number of weather warnings for snow, with yellow warnings covering part of Scotland.


The warnings cover parts of Scotland with people being warned that both rail and road journeys could be affected.

Snow falls in the Scottish Borders as Storm Deirdre hit the British Isles bringing plunging temperatures and treacherous traffic conditions.
David Cheskin

Snow is expected to start falling as soon as 4pm today, the Met Office say: "Showers will fall as snow to quite low levels on Wednesday evening and night.

"Accumulations of 2-5 cm are possible above 200 metres elevation, with perhaps around 10 cm on some of the highest routes above 400 metres.

“At lower levels some slight slushy falls are possible, as well as a risk of icy surfaces, before the snow becomes more confined to high ground during Thursday morning."

Temperatures re also set to plunge across other parts of the country.

Over the weekend, the weather followed a north-south divide, as Scotland and northern England bore the brunt of the icy air.

But snow is expected to be more widespread when it covers the isles next week - with southern England also set to lie in its icy path.

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