UK snow live: Road and rail chaos as almost 200 schools closed after severe snow weather issued
National Highways warned of disruption as London saw snow fall on Tuesday morning
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Your support makes all the difference.The UK has been hit with travel chaos and school closures with up to 15cm of snow expected to fall in some parts of the country.
Motorists are facing disruption and train services have been cancelled as the Met Office issued three yellow weather alerts for snow and ice covering much of northern England.
National Highways warned of snow disruption for the North east and North west until 10am on Tuesday - with 10-15cm expected to fall on some motorways.
Meanwhile, National Rail warned the cold climate would impact various routes on the Northern Rail until at least 2pm on Tuesday.
So far some 130 schools in Powys, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Wrexham have reported that they will be shut today.
In the England, including places like Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Warwickshire, around 40 schools have closed so far.
Pictured: Snowfall across UK
Met Office issues weather warning update
A snow and ice warning is in place for much of Northern Ireland between 3pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday, as well as between 7pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday for northern England.
In northern Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, a snow and ice warning is in place between 4pm on Monday and 10am on Wednesday.
Up to 10cm of snow may accumulate on higher ground by Monday morning, the Met Office said. In northern England, up to 20cm of snow could fall overnight into Tuesday morning.
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Pictured: Weather alerts across UK
Up to 20cm snow could hit UK
Up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days in the country’s “first taste of winter”, the Met Office has said.
The forecaster has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the UK between 4pm on Sunday and 10am Tuesday morning.
Throughout the warning periods, there is a chance of power cuts, disruption to road and public transport and the risk of injury from slipping on ice, the weather service added.
Sunday’s alert covers parts of northern Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, where up to 10cm of snow may accumulate on higher ground by Monday morning, the Met Office said.
On Monday, the warning covers areas in the East Midlands, Yorkshire, Wales and north of England overnight from 7pm and into Tuesday morning, where up to 20cm of snow could fall on high ground.
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