UK weather: Met Office issues MORE snow warnings as Britons brace for 350-mile ice wall
WATCH: Alex Burkill with the latest forecast from the Met Office for GB News
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A new set of weather warnings have been issued across the length of the country just hours after more than 150 schools were forced to close for the day.
The Met Office has issued five yellow weather alerts for snow and ice covering areas of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
The announcement comes after nearly 200 schools have been closed, 130 in Wales, 50 in the West Midlands and another 19 in Derbyshire.
Road and railway services have been impacted, including the Bradford Interchange and Huddersfield, and also between Halifax and Hebden Bridge and Hull.
A new set of weather warnings have been issued across the length of the country
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Snow surrounds All Saints Netherthong Church in Holmfirth west Yorkshire
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The latest weather warning to be issued covers much of the South East, South West, and Midlands, and is for ice only. It begins at 5pm today and lasts until 10am tomorrow.
It follows four other weather alerts, all warning of ice and snow across large swathes of the country. The first is in place along the East Coast, stretching from Wooler in Northumberland to Alderburgh in Suffolk. It begins at 6pm and finishes at 12pm tomorrow,
The Met Office also put a yellow snow and ice warning in place from 6pm on Monday to 10am on Wednesday in Northern Ireland, another from 4pm to 10am in northern Scotland, and a third was issued for Wales from 11.42am to midnight on Tuesday.
The Met Office described the conditions as "the first taste of winter" and said 5-10cm of snow would prove disruptive in England, with Derbyshire being the area most likely to be affected.
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A sign in Glossop, Derbyshire, showing that the A57 snake pass is closed following heavy snowfall
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Snow falling in Upton-upon-Severn in Worcestershire
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Horses on the gallops at Sam Drinkwater's Granary Stables, Strensham, Worcestershire
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Meanwhile, the ice only warning has By 11am on Tuesday, some 64 out of a total of 120 services planned by East Midlands Railway were cancelled or delayed by at least half an hour.
Meanwhile, a Stagecoach bus in Aberdeenshire toppled onto its side with a passenger on board in icy conditions on Tuesday morning in the New Leeds area.
A spokesperson for Stagecoach North Scotland said: “We can confirm that one of our vehicles operating on service X67 has been involved in an incident at New Leeds this morning due to ice on the road. One passenger was on board, and there were no injuries.”
There were also delays on flights going out of East Midlands Airport and Birmingham Airport as crews worked to deal with ice on the runway.
A train departure screen shows cancelations due to severe weather on November 19, 2024 in Bradford
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A snowman in the Derbyshire village of Edensor
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Met Office Chief Meteorologist Neil Armstrong said: “With cold Arctic air firmly in place over the UK, continued winter hazards are likely through much of this week, with further updates to warnings likely in the coming days.
“The current focus for upcoming snow and ice risk is from later on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday, with snow showers likely moving in off windward coasts in the north and east, as well as drifting into parts of Northern Ireland and Wales.
“In excess of 10cm of snow is possible over higher ground within the warning areas, with 1-2cm possibly settling at lower levels, which has the potential to lead to some travel disruption. Ice is an additional hazard and is likely to form quickly on untreated surfaces.”
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