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A weather warning for snow has been issued for London as the UK is set to see temperatures plunge to as low as -20C this week.. The Met Office has said up to two inches of snow could fall in the ...
A number of weather warnings are in place for parts of the UK on Wednesday, as more snow is forecast to fall across the country and flooding is expected.. The Met Office has issued three yellow ...
A number of UK airports - including Manchester and Liverpool - have closed their runways due heavy snow overnight causing delays, cancellations and diversions. All incoming flights have been ...
A maximum snow depth of 76 cm (30 in) was recorded on 1 December in the Peak District, Sheffield, Doncaster, the Cotswold Hills and the Forest of Dean. [citation needed] In this event Scotland, Yorkshire and Northern England at large were most severely affected. On 9 December temperatures recovered across much of the UK, causing a partial thaw.
National Highways, the government company that operates major roads in England, put out a countrywide severe weather alert for snow across England on Saturday and Sunday.
The October 2008 United Kingdom cold wave was a spell of unseasonable weather that affected the United Kingdom during the final week of October 2008. The event set new low October temperature records across areas in England, Scotland, and Wales and brought the first recorded October snowfall to some areas of the country in more than 70 years.
Snow fell over much of Western Europe. [4] The United Kingdom's Met Office and Ireland's Met Éireann issued severe weather warnings in anticipation of the snowfall. More than 30 centimetres (12 in) of snow fell on parts of the North Downs and over 20 cm (8 in) in parts of the London area. [5] Such snow accumulation is uncommon in London. [6]
Authorities in Kent are warning the public to be prepared as a government cold weather alert has come into force for rest of the week. A UK Health Security Agency amber cold-heath alert is in ...