Snow hits Scotland and North of England after Atlantic storm lashes UK with 65mph gusts and rain – as experts predict balmy midweek highs of 60F
- Britain will be hit by its second storm in a week today amid snow, heavy rain and strong winds
- Storm will bring up to eight inches of snow to northern England, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland
- System – which could be called Storm Hannah – will hit Wales and northern England with four inches of rain
- Severe weather will arrive three days after Storm Gareth ripped up trees, delayed ferries and closed roads
- But experts say mid-week will bring sunnier skies as a high pressure system chases clouds away
Britain is bracing itself for a weekend of plunging temperatures combined with gale-force winds and heavy snow as the second storm in a week lashes the country – but experts predict sunnier skies from mid next week.
The storm, which the Met Office could name Storm Hannah, will bring up to eight inches of snow to northern England, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland – along with four inches of rain to Wales and northern England.
A new Met Office yellow snow warning was issued at 4am today for most of Scotland and parts of Northern England including Cumbria and the Lake District. A separate yellow rain and snow warning has been issued for Northern Ireland.
Strong winds are expected with a yellow wind warning issued for Wales and East and South England including London. Gusts of 45 to 55mph are expected widespread across these areas with highs of 60 to 65mph in exposed areas.
Snowy condition on the A1 near Alnwick, Northumberland, the UK is battered by strong winds, rain and snow as an area of developing low pressure sweeps across the country today
Cars on the A1 near Alnwick, Northumberland where they are experiencing several centimeters of snow
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Dog walkers don their snow gear near Alnwick Castle, Northumberland as a blanket of snow covers the county
Forecasters are warning of delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport and for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes, combined with five separate warnings today for wind, rain and snow.
Temperatures could drop to -7C in the north later today as a deep area of low pressure heads towards the UK from the Atlantic.
However this won’t last for long as the excessive low pressure system is driven away by a strong jet stream making way for high pressure which is expected to keep the clouds at bay – meaning sunny skies from mid next week.
Five yellow weather warnings issued across Britain and Northern Ireland today, Saturday March 16
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The ‘Beast from the West’ batters Blackpool’s Coastline as strong winds of up to 65mph hit the shore
Strong winds whip up large waves on Blackpool shore today as wind warnings cover the coastline with highs of 65mph
Met Office forecaster Matthew Box confirmed this weekend’s storm has not yet been named, but warned that today would be ‘all in all a cold day in the North and a windy day in the southern half of the country’.
He told MailOnline: ‘We’ll see some strong winds affecting England and Wales, particularly coastal areas, through Saturday. The strongest of those winds will be affecting coastal areas of Cornwall and Wales.
Stormy weather is expected across Britain today with large areas of low pressure
‘It’s kind of a contrast to the northern half of the country. We’re expecting to see quite a lot of cloud and rain pushing across much of the country through the course of Saturday morning.
‘This is also going to turn to sleet and snow over the hills of Northern Ireland and northern England and the southern uplands of Scotland – and perhaps even the central belt of Scotland.’
Mr Box told how as the low pressure centre pushes away, there could also be snow in the North East before wintry showers arrive in the West. He added: ‘It’s a day to take precautions and keep aware of the warnings.’
More than 2,100 homes, offices and shops in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, were blacked out by the tail end of Storm Gareth yesterday morning, along with nearly 200 properties in the Devon towns of Plymouth and Torquay.
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The storm is expected to arrive today (left), although it is not yet clear if it will be named Storm Hannah
In this satellite image, a stream of Atlantic cloud can be seen arriving in Britain at 10am Friday. The St Patrick’s weekend windstorm could bring snow, gales, rain and floods according to forecasters
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BBC forecaster Susan Powell said Gareth had now moved east to the North Sea, but warned of a ‘conveyor belt’ of stormy weather from the US that would bring strong winds with the chance of another named storm.
Where are the weather warnings for today?
WIND: 4am until 9pm
- Southern England and Wales
- Gusts of up to 70mph
RAIN: Whole day
- Northern England and Wales
- Up to 4in (10cm) on higher ground
SNOW: 4am until 9pm
- Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Up to 8in (20cm) above 350m (1,150ft) and up to 4in (10cm) above 100m (330ft)
Storm Gareth swept into Britain earlier this week, bringing gusts of up to 75mph on Tuesday night, while winds of more than 60mph were felt widely across western parts of the UK in the early hours of thursday.
Three climbers died following an avalanche on Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain, with a fourth taken to hospital with serious injuries. The group were caught by a river of snow and ice in a gully.
Queues of lorries around seven miles long formed along a section of a major motorway at Dover in Kent waiting for space on ferries and Eurotunnel crossings after severe weather disrupted cross-Channel crossings.
A tree falling on to overhead wires between Irvine and Kilwinning overnight caused disruption to trains between Glasgow and Ayr, but Scotrail confirmed thurday afternoon that the lines had been repaired.
Trains between Durham and Newcastle were also halted after overhead electric wires were damaged, impacting LNER, CrossCountry, Northern and Transpennine Express services, but reopened later that day.
Some Virgin Trains services between Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston and some between Glasgow Central and Preston were cancelled. There were also reports of trees blocking roads.
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