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Heavy snow warning for Wales, Scotland and England On Tuesday.

by admin on Dec.29, 2009, under Tamil Eelam

Heavy snow is forecast across much of the UK during Tuesday, with several severe weather warnings in place.

A line of trees in Inverkeithing, Fife - picture by Mike Brown

The Met Office says northern Scotland, north east and central England and east Wales are all at risk, with up to 25cm (10in) possible on high ground.

Widespread icy roads are also likely across much of the northern UK and eastern Northern Ireland.

Transport services and power supplies are likely to face disruption, the Met Office added.

Blizzard conditions’

Overnight temperatures on Monday could fall as low as -8C in parts of Scotland and warnings of up to 10cm (4in) of snow are in place for Grampian, Orkney and Shetland, Highlands and Eilean Siar.

Car covered in snow in Peebles, Scottish Borders

On Tuesday, there are further snow warnings for Wales and the West Midlands, with 10-15cm (4-6in) widely forecast and up to 25cm in the Welsh hills.

The Met Office warning said the wintry conditions would continue in these areas into Wednesday, adding: “The snow will be heavy at times with drifting likely in strong easterly winds, leading to blizzard conditions over hills.”

 

Fog shrouds Liverpool docks
Fog caused travel disruption on Monday in Liverpool

The Welsh assembly government said contingency plans were ready to keep main roads open and that its stock of salt for motorways was available as a reserve for councils.

Passengers planning to travel from Cardiff Airport have been advised to check whether flights are running on schedule.

 

Snow could also affect Yorkshire and Humber, north east England and southern Scotland in the next 48 hours.

Elsewhere, the BBC’s Weather Centre predicts that other parts of Wales and southern England could also see snow at times, but this will be mixed in with spells of sleet and heavy rain.

New Year’s freeze

The Highways Agency is warnings drivers throughout the UK to take care in the next few days as many roads are likely to be icy.

Further snow and ice are also forecast for New Year’s Eve.

Seven incoming flights were diverted and 10 outgoing flights cancelled at Liverpool’s John Lennon airport on Monday after visibility on the runway was reduced to just 300m (984ft).

Meanwhile, it has emerged that a man died after slipping on ice while visiting his mother’s grave on Christmas Day.

Jimmy Halpin, 53, suffered serious head and neck injuries after he fell in Urmston Cemetery, Greater Manchester, while making his annual visit to lay a wreath on the grave of his mother, Mary.


by eelamranjan


1 Comment for this entry

  • Ashford
    January 8th, 2010 on 5:16 pm

    Did you hear about what happened with the Eurotrain services? They had problems because of the snow too, although the services were only reduced, not cancelled. I got back from holiday yesterday and we had taken the Eurotrain, so we missed the trouble.

    Ellen

 

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