Now for the SNOW! Winter weather blows in after weeks of gales and floods


Now for the SNOW! Winter weather blows in after weeks of gales and floods with forecasters warning of up to eight inches and saying almost ANYWHERE could see flurries in next two days

  • The North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will take the brunt of the winter weather tomorrow 
  • Further south towns will battle fresh flooding which poses a threat to life in the worst-affected areas 
  • A yellow weather warning has been issued for snow across all but the most northern areas of Scotland 

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Snow is expected to blanket Britain this week and threatens to cripple travel routes already strained from recent freak weather.    

The North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will take the brunt of the winter weather, while further south towns will battle fresh flooding which poses a threat to life in the worst-affected areas. 

Even Scotland’s lower regions are expected to get a covering of snow on Monday – with traffic disruption predicted for the morning commute. 

A yellow weather warning has been issued for snow across all but the most northern areas of Scotland and Aberdeen from 3am on Monday. 

Higher ground is expected to see significant accumulations but commuters in the Central Belt have been warned to take care.

Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: ‘It could be a pretty tricky commute first thing tomorrow for a lot of people. It’s certainly turning more wintry.’ 

Snow is expected to blanket Britain this week and threatens to cripple travel routes already strained from recent freak weather (storms in Kent on Saturday)

Snow is expected to blanket Britain this week and threatens to cripple travel routes already strained from recent freak weather (storms in Kent on Saturday)

The North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will take the brunt of the winter weather on Monday

The North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will take the brunt of the winter weather on Monday

Further south towns will battle fresh flooding which poses a threat to life in the worst-affected areas (River Ouse in York pictured)

Further south towns will battle fresh flooding which poses a threat to life in the worst-affected areas (River Ouse in York pictured) 

Mr Partridge said Northern Ireland and parts of northern England are also expected to see snow, especially on higher ground where yellow weather warnings have been issued for snow and rain.

Areas of the north that dodge the snow are still likely to see large amounts of rain and gale force winds, the forecaster added.

As well as the severe flood warning for Shrewsbury, the Environment Agency (EA) had issued 91 flood warnings and 182 flood alerts by Monday morning.

Warnings and alerts were in place from Cornwall to the Norfolk coast and from Dorset to the Scottish border.

An EA spokesman said ongoing flooding is possible for parts of the West Midlands, along the Severn and Wye and also in parts of the north of England, including in the lower River Aire in Yorkshire.

He said: ‘This rain is falling on saturated catchments where river levels are already high.’

The gloomy forecast came as Environment Secretary George Eustice defended Prime Minister Boris Johnson for defying calls to visit flood-stricken areas despite a third consecutive weekend of storms.

Atlantic storms continue to batter the Kent coast. Warnings and alerts were in place from Cornwall to the Norfolk coast and from Dorset to the Scottish border

Atlantic storms continue to batter the Kent coast. Warnings and alerts were in place from Cornwall to the Norfolk coast and from Dorset to the Scottish border

The bleak outlook follows more than a fortnight of downpours and flooding that started with Storm Ciara, continued with Storm Dennis and kept going with the weekend's storms, which - contrary to some reports - have not been named by the Met Office

The bleak outlook follows more than a fortnight of downpours and flooding that started with Storm Ciara, continued with Storm Dennis and kept going with the weekend’s storms, which – contrary to some reports – have not been named by the Met Office

Mr Eustice told Sky’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday: ‘In a Cabinet Government it’s not a one-man show, it’s right that on certain operational things such as this that the Prime Minister will ask one of his Cabinet members to lead, I can’t see anything wrong with that.’

England has already received over 141 per cent of its average February rainfall so far but the spokesman said it was too early to comment on reports that it may be the wettest February for 30 years.

Scotland saw further flooding on Saturday, with a number reports of vehicles becoming stranded in various towns and villages west of Glasgow.

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency said three flood warnings were in force on Monday morning with four further flood alerts.

And, in Wales, there were nine flood warnings in force and 19 alerts.

While the extreme weather should settle down over Tuesday and Wednesday – accompanied with a notable dip in temperatures – the Met Office said further heavy rain is expected on Friday.

The bleak outlook follows more than a fortnight of downpours and flooding that started with Storm Ciara, continued with Storm Dennis and kept going with the weekend’s storms, which – contrary to some reports – have not been named by the Met Office.