Cold snap forecast into new year
SNOW and ice brought treacherous conditions to many parts of the country yesterday, with the cold snap set to last into the new year.
Bands of rain, sleet and snow were moving across the UK yesterday morning, bringing dangerous driving conditions, particularly around Manchester, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire, the Met Office said.
Temperatures plunged as low as minus 7.7C (18F) near Inverness in Scotland on Monday night, while nearby Aviemore saw 9cm of snow and Lake Vyrnwy in Powys, Wales, had 7cm, it added. Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said reports online of 5cm to 10cm of snow across many parts of the UK were likely to be accurate.
Snow caused some supermarket delivery orders to be cancelled – Tesco said it was unable to reach some customers in Stoke and the West Midlands. A yellow warning for snow and ice for much of England, Wales and Scotland ended yesterday, with more wintry weather expected today and tomorrow.