Snow and ice warnings are still in place for many areas of England and Scotland amid the nation’s latest ongoing cold snap.
The Met Office has issued severe amber snow alerts for London and south-east England, where there is a risk of heavy snow causing long delays on roads and with rail and air travel.
Forecasters are warning of a strong chance of roads becoming blocked by deep snow, “with many stranded vehicles and passengers likely”. Snow accumulations of 5-10 centimetres will be widespread in the affected area, and reaching up to 30cm in “a few sites”.
Lengthy interruptions are also predicted to power supplies and other services including gas, water, telephone and mobile phone services.
Areas under the warning comprise the outskirts of south-east London, plus Kent, Medway, Essex, Norfolk, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk and Thurrock.
Another amber warning is in place from Nottinghamshire and north to Sheffield and east into Lincolnshire, where road and rail delays interruptions, power cuts are likely and interruptions to mobile phone services are also possible.
Accumulations of 3-8cm will be widespread, reaching to 15cm in some areas, including the Lincolnshire Wolds. Both amber warnings are in place until Monday afternoon.
Many areas face another day of temperatures at or around freezing point, with the bitterly cold conditions blown in on strong easterly winds from Ukraine and the Black Sea.
Further less intense yellow snow and ice warnings cover most of England, the east of Scotland, and Northern Ireland south of Belfast.
The Met Office said heavy snow will “at times bring some travel disruption,” leading to travel delays and other difficulties.
The forecaster stated: “Monday will start cold for all. Snow will continue to fall in southeast England, with further snow showers elsewhere.”
Low pressure system, Storm Darcy, is continuing to cause heavy snow and strong winds to East Anglia and south-east England, the Met Office added.
The cold snap driven by the easterly winds is not expected to be as widespread as the Beast From The East in 2018.
