Angry Brits took to social media to vent after the Met Office predicted heavy snow that failed to materialise.
Predicting weather can never be an exact science but today there are several severe weather warnings for snow and ice across vast areas of the UK.
There are no fewer than five Met Office warnings in place – including yellow warnings for snow and ice across Scotland and snow and ice across Northern Ireland. There is also a yellow warning for snow across the East Midlands, North East England, North West England, Wales, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber.
As well as that there is a more severe amber warning for snow across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber.
Although some people had braced themselves for the worst thanks to the predictions, they took to social media site X – formerly Twitter – to highlight that the severe weather had in fact passed them by.
The Met Office said on the platform: “There are lots of warnings currently in force across the UK for snow & ice and rain. Take a look below for a summary,” sharing a map of the weather warnings.
In response, @paulmaggs67 said: “Yellow weather warning in Wrexham…. bugger all. Was expecting 30ft of snow listening to you lot.”
@shed_retro added: “Snowed under here in Redditch. What tosh! Why is so much money wasted on this bunch I’ll never know.
“Give it back to the Government and we can put it to good use. Your computers are better used for gaming.”
Another angry X user – @SansaSt78718487 – said: “All the hype and cancelled appointments and all we got near Wigan is bloody rain. Met Office needs to go.”
But a Met Office spokesperson told Express.co.uk said that we had seen “some disruption” within the areas predicted.
A Met Office spokesperson said: “Met Office warnings highlighted potential disruption from snow and ice in northern England and north Wales today, with impacts possible further north in the coming days.
“We’ve seen some disruption within the warning areas and, as predicted, the most severely impacted travel routes are those over higher ground.
“Met Office warnings are used by decision-makers and the public to stay safe in times of severe weather and it’s for schools and councils within warning areas to decide the appropriate level of response for them.”
