- Snow may fall over high-lying components of northern England and Scotland in a single day
The Met Office has warned components of Britain may see snow showers as quickly as Monday morning amid warnings over sub-zero temperatures.
Forecasters have stated the white stuff may fall over high-lying components of northern England and Scotland in a single day, whereas folks in southern England may get up to falling powder on the morning.
A chilly snap, introduced by freezing air transferring south west from Scandinavia, is about to ship the mercury plummeting as little as -4C tonight.
The authorities have issued an amber chilly well being alert, warning that the sub-zero temperatures may put folks in danger and stretch well being and ambulance providers.
It comes because the Met Office issued a yellow climate warning for ice on Monday throughout London and the south east from 4am to 10am with a forecast of ‘temperatures close to zero’ afterward Sunday.
This climate map exhibits the chance of snow falling in Britain at by 6pm on Monday, with southern and jap components of England being most definitely to see a sprinkling of the white stuff
The Met Office has issued a yellow climate warning for ice throughout components of Kent, Sussex and London for Monday morning
A snow plough clears snow close to the Lecht Ski Centre in Scotland on December 28
This climate map exhibits areas which can be prone to have snow cowl by 5am on Tuesday morning with southern components of England, and northern Scotland most definitely
A yellow warning will come into pressure at 4am on Monday, which states snow and ice are prone to have an effect on roads and prepare providers in components of Greater London, Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
For the south west of England, the Met Office forecast for tomorrow: ‘Generally dry with sunny spells, however a couple of sleet or snow flurries are potential, primarily in jap counties, however maybe extra extensively later. Feeling chilly within the brisk easterly winds. Maximum temperature 5 °C.’
It added: ‘Sleet and snow flurries are potential on Monday night time, clearing west Cornwall on Tuesday, then largely sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday. Somewhat cloudier on Thursday. Often windy and feeling chilly.’
Many areas are additionally nonetheless making an attempt to deal with flooding following heavy rainfall in current days.
By Sunday lunchtime, the Environment Agency (EA) stated there have been 172 flood warnings and 176 flood alerts in England.
The amber chilly well being alert (CHA) for the North West of England, West Midlands, East Midlands and South West of England, issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office, runs till 12pm on Friday January 12.
An amber alert means ‘chilly climate impacts are prone to be felt throughout the entire well being service for an prolonged time period’.
There can be a yellow chilly well being alert in place for the North East of England, Yorkshire and The Humber, East of England, South East of England and London.
Dr Agostinho Sousa, head of utmost occasions and well being safety at UKHSA, stated: ‘With the Met Office forecasting drops in temperature throughout the United Kingdom into subsequent week, it is very important test in on the wellbeing of these most susceptible to the chilly.’
The chilly climate can improve the dangers of coronary heart assaults, strokes and chest infections and may have a severe well being affect for older folks and people with pre-existing well being situations.
Dr Sousa added: ‘Temperatures are anticipated to show notably chilly in a single day, as we might anticipate right now of yr.
‘If you might have a pre-existing medical situation or are over the age of 65 it is very important try to warmth the rooms the place you spend most of your time, similar to your front room or bed room, within the coming days.’
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated ‘flooding has been having a devastating affect on communities up and down the nation’ as he spoke to affected residents in Oxford on their doorsteps earlier than visiting EA staff at their depot on Osney Island.
Addressing the media in entrance of the fast-moving River Thames, Mr Sunak stated: ‘Flooding has been having a devastating affect on communities up and down the nation.
‘I used to be within the East Midlands final week on Thursday and I’m in Oxfordshire right here right this moment speaking to a few of these which have been affected, but in addition saying thanks to our first responders who have been doing a unbelievable job over the previous week.
‘We have over 1,000 Environment Agency personnel on the bottom in native communities serving to, over 200 pumps have been deployed.
‘We’ve invested £5.2 billion in flood defences over the interval in query, that is a report sum, way over we have achieved, sooner or later that is contributed to defending over 300,000 properties.
‘And after all, there have been many individuals affected by what’s occurred over the previous week, but in addition over 49,000 have been affected by flooding.’
The EA has beforehand warned that extra properties possibly flooded within the coming days amid elevated river ranges and extra rain.
Aerial view of flooded land near Salisbury Cathedral, Sailisbury, Wiltshire, this morning. January 7, 2024
Cars drive alongside flooded land after the River Arun burst its banks within the aftermath of Storm Henk, at Pulborough, on January 6, 2024
A avenue flooded by the River Ouse after it burst its banks, in central York, following Storm Henk which introduced robust winds and heavy rain throughout a lot of the nation on January 6, 2024
Fooding in Marlborough, Wiltshire on January 5, 2024
Floodwaters sit in fields alongside the village of Pulborough in West Sussex on Saturday after the River Arun burst its banks
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to members of the Environment Agency on Sunday as he visits flood defences in Oxford
Labour has accused the Government of being ‘asleep on the wheel’ over flood warnings with chief Sir Keir Starmer vowing to make flood defences ‘match for goal’, writing on social media that ‘folks’s lives should not be upended by excessive rain’.
More than 1,800 properties have already flooded after extended moist climate and intense rainfall, the company stated, with the affect of excessive water ranges prone to proceed, notably across the rivers Trent, Severn and Thames.
The company stated buildings ‘will flood and there might be journey disruption’ throughout that point interval, and native groundwater flooding can be potential within the South of England, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Forecasters have additionally stated that slower journeys could possibly be confronted by folks in components of southeast England who needs to be braced ice throughout the area on Monday.
The Met Office yellow climate warning states: ‘A mixture of sleet and snow showers will transfer in from the east afterward Sunday night time together with temperatures close to zero.
‘Given these wintry showers, and likewise moist surfaces after current moist climate, some icy patches are possible on untreated surfaces.
‘Additionally a couple of of the snow showers may flip fairly heavy; these most likely solely affecting a slender zone however a couple of locations may see 1-3cm, primarily over the north Downs and on grassy surfaces.’