SNOW has blanketed parts of Britain, causing a carnage of motorists amid -3C arctic cold and health warnings.
Much of the UK will be hit by “disruptive snow”, ice and high temperatures this week.
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A Met Office map reveals where snow could fall today
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A stuck car in Aberdeenshire this morningCredit: MICHAEL TRAILL
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Snow blanketed parts of BritainCredit: MICHAEL TRAILL
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Drivers face carnage on the roads Credit: MICHAEL TRAILL
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Traffic on the A835 near Loch DromaCredit: Northpix
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Snow dusting around the Watchers sculpture in Corgaff, AberdeenshireCredit: PA
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A hot air balloon floats over the Yorkshire Dales Credit: LNP
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Snowfall blankets a newly built property in the suburbs of AberdeenCredit: Alamy
More than 20cm of snow could accumulate in some areas – giving the country its “first taste of winter”.
Yellow warnings for snow and ice will be in effect today.
Forecasters said there was “potential” for an “escalation” of the yellow warnings.
One warning comes into effect at 7pm and will affect the East Midlands, Yorkshire, Wales and the north of England overnight.
There is a possibility of power outages, disruptions in road and public transport, and the risk of injuries from slipping on ice.
Another snow and ice warning hit the far north of Scotland until 11am.
The UK’s Health Safety Agency has also issued a cold weather warning covering much of England until Thursday.
It came after the mercury dropped to -3.3C in the Scottish Highlands last night.
Met Office expert Tom Morgan: “We could see some disruptive snow across the Pennine regions, particularly the Peak District, particularly on Monday night.
“But we could see some impacts lasting through the morning rush hour on Tuesday.
“Even down to the lower levels, we could see some snow, so quite a bit of disruption is possible by Tuesday morning.
“The week ahead is likely to remain cold across the country, with a windy day tomorrow and then wintry showers through the week ahead.
“What we can say is that it will be very cold for this time of year.
At night there will be heavy frost, and in some places snow on the ground.
The daily high for the week ahead is forecast to be around 5C – well below the average high for this time of year.
Some parts of Scotland will reach “just above freezing”, Mr Morgan added.
Changes in weather warnings are “likely” to occur in the coming days.
Some “wintry winds” could be seen in the south of England later this week.
Despite the cold conditions, “the whole of Great Britain” will enjoy more sunshine this week.
The forecaster said: “There will be snow showers on the outskirts of the UK, particularly in northern Scotland, and down the east and west coasts.
“But if you live inland and you live in the south, there will be a lot of sparkling blue skies most days Tuesday through Friday.”
Is your area affected?
Yellow warning for snow and ice until 11 a.m. today
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
- On h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
- Orkney Islands
- Shetland Islands
Yellow warning for snow and ice from 19:00 tonight until 10:00 tomorrow
- Derby
- Derbyshire
- Lincolnshire
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
- Blackburn with Darwen
- East Cheshire
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Halton
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Warrington
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Scottish Borders
- South Lanarkshire
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Wrexham
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Kingston upon Hull
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
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