UK weather: schools shut and flights cancelled amid snow and ice warnings – latest updates | UK weather
important events
Scotland train cuts
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LNER announced it would not run to any stations north of Edinburgh; The pause is expected to last until at least 2pm today
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LNER advises customers not to travel between Edinburgh and Aberdeen/Inverness. Rail replacement buses are not provided.
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Disruption to journeys in Northern Scotland is expected to continue until the end of Tuesday, January 6, National Rail warns
What are yellow warnings?
They are used by the Met Office to flag that there may be some low-level impacts from weather conditions, such as travel disruptions.
“Spotty snow showers and icy conditions have the potential to cause travel disruptions in some places from Monday to Tuesday morning.”
The Met Office is telling people to expect:
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Longer journey times by road, bus and train due to affected roads and railways
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Icy roads and surfaces can lead to slips, falls and resulting injuries
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Icy areas on untreated roads, bike paths, sidewalks
Snow and ice warnings apply for much of England currently including Northern Ireland, Wales, most of Scotland north of Glasgow, south-west England, north-west England, the Midlands, eastern England and the north-east of England.
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situation in wales
Dozens of schools across Wales have been closed, with parts of the country experiencing difficult driving conditions and disruptions to education services.
Some schools were closed in Gwynedd, Anglesey, Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend County, Caerphilly, Pembrokeshire and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The National Library of Wales in Ceredigion, Aberystwyth, was closed until 1pm on Monday due to heavy snow.
Transport for Wales and Traffic Wales have warned there could be delays due to severe weather and speed restrictions on a section of the M4 in south Wales due to snow.
Cornwall Council said the grinders were out but asked people to be extra careful and allow more time for journeys.
More than 180 schools closed in Northern Ireland
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In Northern Ireland, 186 schools have closed, affecting thousands of students and widespread disruption to travel. The government website NI Direct provided: list from schools.
Philip McCullagh, principal of St Patrick and St Brigid’s College in Claudy, County Derry, said ice, snow and weather warnings were too risky to go up on Monday.
“The situation is very, very bad,” he told BBC Radio Ulster. “It’s going to take a long time to clear our site and also the trails. It’s as bad as I’ve ever seen it.”
Belfast City and Belfast International airports canceled many flights.
Translink, which runs transport services in Northern Ireland, has warned of delays on bus routes, with some services only operating on main roads.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has urged drivers to be more careful. “Clean your windshield from ice and snow before you travel, and remember to slow down and increase the distance between you and the vehicle in front.”
Scotland experienced most of the heavy snowfall
Northern Scotland, the Highlands and Aberdeenshire regions bore the brunt of severe temperatures overnight, with heavy snowfall leading to yellow warnings for Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebridean Islands.
Yellow warnings It comes into play when authorities want to flag the possibility of increased impacts from severe weather, including travel delays, road and rail closures, power outages and potential risks to life and property.
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Already many schools in Shetland, Orkney, the Western Isles, Aberdeenshire and Moray are closed today.
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ScotRail has warned of disruptions to its Aberdeen and Inverness routes. Network Rail Scotland said Aberdeen-Dundee, Aberdeen-Inverness, Inverness-Wick/Thurso and Inverness-Kyle services at Lochalsh were unlikely to continue until midday.
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Aberdeen airport A large number of Loganair and British Airways flights were reported to have been canceled this morning, but flights later in the day are still planned to continue.
The Met Office warned of temporary blizzard conditions due to strong winds. They estimate that snowfall will reach 5-10 cm, and up to 20-30 cm in higher areas.
Cold weather also caused disruptions, delays and cancellations at airports due to security concerns.
While Loganair canceled its flights from Aberdeen and Inverness due to heavy snowfall, Liverpool John Lennon Airport said that its runway was closed at 8 am due to winter conditions and some flights may experience delays and cancellations.
Schools closed, flights canceled
Good morning and welcome to our coverage of weather conditions in the UK, where hundreds of schools are closed and flights canceled due to snow.
Yellow weather warnings have been issued for snowfall in some parts of Scotland until 10 am today, while up to 30 cm of snow is expected in some places. Yellow warnings have been issued covering much of the UK with snow and ice covering it.
