UK weather forecast: Fresh snowfall leads Met office to issue warning of treacherous icy conditions on roads as temperatures could drop to -12C
Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for ice across country
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Your support makes all the difference.More snow will bring treacherous icy conditions to Britain's roads, forecasters have warned as they suggested temperatures could drop to -12C in parts of Scotland.
This year’s record low of -10.8C could be broken, the Met office said, adding that London could see its second dusting of snow of the winter.
Yellow weather warnings for ice are in place in north-western Scotland and the northern and western isles, alerting travellers to be wary of slippery roads.
A similar warning is in place for north-west England, south-west England, Wales, Yorkshire and Humber.
The Midlands, east of England, Greater London and the south of England should also beware of fog making driving on icy roads even more complicated on Thursday morning.
A yellow warning for snow is also in place across large swathes of England and is due to remain in place until late on Friday night.
Councils have prepared for heavy snowfall, with more than 1.4 million tonnes of salt stockpiled, the Local Government Association said.
Most of Scotland should also be prepared for snowfall, forecasters said as they urged commuters to check local conditions before venturing out.
The deepest snowfall recorded by the Met Office at 9am on Wednesday was 11cm at Tulloch Bridge in Inverness-shire.
Depths of 9cm were also recorded in Thomastown in Co Fermanagh and Spadeadam in Cumbria.
Manchester and Liverpool airports were brought to a standstill on Wednesday morning, although a full service had resumed at Liverpool by 2pm and one runway was also opened at Manchester by midday.
An injured climber was also rescued during a seven-hour operation after falling down a gully during an avalanche on Wales' Mount Snowdon.
The man was amongst a team of climbers caught in the snowslide on and had suffered a broken leg.
Several schools in the cities were also forced to close their doors because of the harsh conditions.
The latest weather warnings came after Nest thermostats failed to work and users around the world wre unable to adjust their app-and website-controlled heating systems because the online service was down.
Nest's range of thermostats, smoke detectors and cameras are intended to make people's houses safer by adding the internet to commonly used technology.
Additional reporting by Press Association
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