Sub zero temperatures, snow and ice are set to cause severe travel disruption across the UK today, after overnight temperatures dropped to -7C in some areas.
The cold snap has resulted in transport chaos for many areas of the UK as motorists are warned to take care in treacherous conditions.
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Updating the yellow weather warning currently in place, the MET Office tweeted: “Watch out for slippery roads and pavements this morning. A yellow #ice warning has been updated as freezing rain moves across parts of the East Midlands, east and southeast England.”
Over 25 crashes were recorded in Scotland yesterday as drivers struggled with the icy conditions.
The plummeting temperatures also saw 94 schools in Buckinghamshire to close as the weather caused difficulties for commuters.
There’s an east-west split in the weather this lunchtime:
East:
🌥️ Bright spells
🌨️ Wintry showers in the southeast
❄️❄️❄️ ColdWest:
☁️ Cloudy
🌧️ Rain and drizzle
❄️ Chilly pic.twitter.com/xtxLopcefN— Met Office (@metoffice) January 24, 2019
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Snow and sleet is expected in northern and eastern parts of England during the morning,
Metrologist Aiden McGiven of the MET Office said: “The start of the day will be cold and frost out there for most of us.
“Icy patches in places, but a bright start for many. Temperatures minus one, minus two degrees in urban areas and even colder in the countryside.”
Don’t go out #walking in the #Gorbals this morning if you can avoid it The #pavements are #treacherous with #ice It looks like any that were #gritted have #refrozen and no sign of anyone out gritting them today@Glasgow_Live @NewGorbalsHA @GlasgowCC @MhairiHunter @stvweather pic.twitter.com/Dg1SZTE9HU
— Alisdair woodburn (@Naburn2) January 24, 2019
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The west of England has avoided much of the cold weather so far. Aiden McGiven says: “We’ve got thickening cloud through the morning and for Northern Ireland and the far west of Wales and Cornwall a mild start to the day.
“Temperatures will reach double figures by the afternoon in some spots, but it’s grey, gloomy and damp.”
There’s set to be some relief from the cold with milder temperatures predicted for Friday possibly reaching as high as 11C. However, the cold temperatures and snow are predicted to return early next week.
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