London and large swathes of the UK have woken up to a heavy blanket of snow with commuters bracing for travel chaos. More snow is expected across southern England and south Wales today with scattered snow and hail showers set to hit Scotland’s northern coasts as the Arctic blast intensifies.
The Met Office has issued three yellow weather warnings, covering parts of southern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The conditions, attributed to an Arctic blast, are expected to bring more snow and ice throughout the UK, according to the Met Office.
Its chief meteorologist, Matthew Lehnert, warned the weather could cut off rural communities in the north and impact travel over the next few days across southern England and south Wales.
The Met Office has said further warnings, or updates to the current warnings, are “very likely”.
Mr Lehnert said: “Snow, ice and low temperatures are the main themes of this week’s forecast, with the UK under an Arctic maritime air mass. Snow could lead to some travel disruption, with a chance some rural communities in the north could be cut off.”
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