West coast Scotland and northern England face blizzard conditions with up to nine inches of snow expected in the Scottish Highlands and widespread travel disruption predicted
A yellow warning for snow is in force in part of the UK as flooding is expected in more than 70 areas. A series of warnings have expired throughout the weekend, but a new snow warning is in force covering parts of eastern England until 4pm on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has urged the public to remain vigilant amid the ongoing flood risk. There were 74 flood warnings and 162 flood alerts in place across England on Sunday morning.
Jonathan Day, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said more than 24,000 homes and business have been protected but about 330 have been flooded.
The snow warning for eastern England says “a spell of snow may lead to some disruption to travel”. It adds: “Rain moving eastwards through Sunday morning is likely to turn increasingly to sleet and snow.
“Slushy accumulations of 1cm or so are likely, with a chance of 2-4cm should snow turn briefly heavier, this more likely for the Lincolnshire Wolds and parts of Norfolk and Suffolk.”
Next week snow is anticipated to batter the UK from Wednesday evening, persisting through to Thursday February 19, with as much as nine inches predicted to accumulate across Scotland’s Highlands.
A blizzard is forecast to tear across Scotland’s west coast and northern England from approximately 6pm on Thursday, spanning from Glasgow down to Carlisle.
Transport networks and roadways face potential chaos, with officials imploring locals to exercise extreme caution when travelling.
The ECMWF weather model suggests snow and torrential downpours could reach Britain as early as midnight on Wednesday, initially striking Northern Ireland, Wales, and England’s western regions, reports the Mirror.
Come Thursday morning, snow is predicted to blanket much of central and northern England, whilst Scotland braces for flurries too.
Major urban centres including Cardiff and Glasgow could witness snowfall from the early morning hours.
In areas where snowfall proves most ferocious, data indicates it could plummet at an extraordinary rate of up to four inches per hour.
Though the snow is anticipated to diminish after 6am, millions could awaken to substantial accumulations.
Snow coverage charts reveal virtually every corner of the UK – excluding England’s southernmost territories – will have snow blanketing the ground by Thursday morning.
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