UK weather: Where are Met Office severe weather warnings for snow issued in UK?
BRITAIN will be plunged into a bitter cold spell over the next week as wintry weather sweeps in from the east bringing with it snow and hard frost. Where are severe weather warnings for snow issued in UK?
UK snow map: Met Office weather warnings are in place next week
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Snow will return to the UK next week as biting winds from Siberia are expected to pummel towns and cities up and down the country.
Brits are being warned to get ready for a big freeze, as the bone-chilling easterly winds pick up moisture as they track across the North Sea - bringing snow by Monday.
Temperatures are set to fall to -4C (25F) by Thursday and icy winds will make it feel close to -8C (17F) in parts.
This weekend will see temperatures plummet with lows of -10C expected to hit the UK early next week.
Where are severe weather warnings for snow issued in UK ?
The Met Office is predicting highly disruptive snowfall across the country beginning in the South East.
A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for the southeast from
While London often swerves a blanketing, this Monday will see the east of the capital expecting snowfall along with the entirety of Essex.
The warning says: “Snow showers may become persistent from late Monday afternoon, continuing overnight and throughout Tuesday.
UK snow map: The Met Office is predicting highly disruptive snowfall
UK snow: A weather warning for snow is in place from 3am on Tuesday
“There is the potential for travel delays on roads, stranding some vehicles and passengers, as well as delays or cancellations to rail and air travel.
“Some rural communities could become cut off. Power cuts may also occur and other services, such as mobile phones, may be affected.”
This warning for the
The second weather warning for snow is in place from
The warning said: “Showers or longer periods of snow will affect eastern parts of the UK during Tuesday.
“There is the potential for travel delays on roads, with some stranded vehicles and passengers, as well as delays or cancellations to rail and air travel.
“Some rural communities could become cut off. Power cuts may also occur and other services, such as mobile phones, may be affected.”
In the south west, the weekend will also be very cold, but temperatures are likely to pick up on Monday, although snow is possible.
In Wales, temperatures will dip below freezing tonight, followed by a very cold weekend and even colder Monday, with snow possible.
There will be sunny spells over weekend in the East Midlands, but “feeling very cold as winds strengthen”, said the Met Office, and “increasingly cloudy later Sunday and Monday with some snow showers”.
Met Office warns SNOW could hit UK as temperatures plummet
The West Midlands will likewise see bright, sunny weather at the weekend, but by Monday there could be some snowfall.
Heading north, Yorkshire will experience a chilly weekend with south-easterly winds picking up strength and snow likely on Sunday and Monday.
The North West will see low temperatures over the weekend, which will fall still further by Monday, with snow showers probable, with a very similar picture in the North East.
In Scotland, there will be some snow on Sunday and Monday, with some areas, including Aberdeen, likely to witness “light sleet” showers, according to forecasters.
In Northern Ireland, there may