Weather tracker live: Met Office warning covers large parts of UK as commuters face chaos due to snow and ice

British commuters faced further challenges on Monday morning as they faced continued travel disruption due to severe weather conditions.

Increased snow, ice and rain has made road conditions dangerous and flood warnings and warnings have been issued across the country.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued several weather warnings, including amber and amber warnings, which may affect travel throughout the day. More than 60 flood warnings and 260 flood warnings have been issued.

Heavy snow forced major airports to close their runways for several hours, and major roads were blocked in northern England with vehicles stranded and crashes.

A yellow rain warning for southern England across Cornwall to Kent remains in place until 9am on Monday, while another rain warning for Wales, large parts of the Midlands and parts of Greater Manchester and Yorkshire is in place at 8am. It lasts until

A yellow warning for snow and ice covering much of northern England and Wales will remain in place until midday on Monday, while a yellow ice warning covering much of Northern Ireland will expire at 11am.

A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place for the north and west of Scotland until 11am on Monday, while another warning for snow and ice is in place for the central and eastern parts of the country until midday.

A yellow snow warning will remain in place until midday covering parts of lowland Scotland, including Edinburgh.

The amber weather warning for snow that blanketed parts of Lancashire, Cumbria and the Lake District expired at 6am on Monday.

Both Ryanair and Jet2 have issued warnings following widespread travel disruption due to extreme weather conditions that hit the UK.

“Due to snow and ice, there may be disruptions to and from the UK (Saturday 4th January to Sunday 5th January),” Ryanair said on its website.

“Affected passengers will be notified and passengers flying to and from the UK from Saturday 4th January to Sunday 5th January should check the Ryanair app for the latest information about their flights.”

Meanwhile, Jet2 wrote: “Many UK airports have been temporarily closed due to snow falling across the UK overnight.

“Our operations team is working closely with our airport partners to get our customers through as quickly as possible.

“However, we are experiencing significant delays to our flights in some parts of the UK.”

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The King and Queen braved the winter weather and headed to Sandringham church in heavy rain.

The royal couple held umbrellas as they arrived for Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Norfolk as weather warnings were issued for much of the UK.

Wearing a beige wool overcoat, Charles was greeted by the Rev. Paul Williams, vicar of the Sandringham Parish Group, when he arrived for the service.

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The Met Office has updated its Amber Weather Warning for snow in northern England until Monday morning.

The alert covers parts of Lancashire, Cumbria and the Lake District, warning that travel delays, stranded vehicles and power outages are likely and rural communities could be cut off. There is.

Forecasters said conditions were expected to continue until 6am on Monday, with up to 15 centimeters of additional snow falling in higher ground during that time.

A previous Amber warning covering large areas of northern England was due to expire at midnight.

Forecasters have warned there could be travel disruption in areas of Scotland under weather warnings.

ScotRail advised people to check their itinerary before traveling.

“A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in effect nationwide until midday on Monday, January 6,” the report said.

“If you are planning a trip, please review your entire trip using our app or website as service delays and changes may occur.

Please be careful when going out. ”

Network Rail Scotland said it was preparing to deal with the weather.

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“Heavy snow is expected to fall across the Inverness border tonight and into the evening.We are operating as normal today.

“Locomotives with plows are on standby at strategic locations and can clear the tracks if needed.

“Snow is likely to continue on parts of the West Highland line and lines out of Inverness during the first half of the week.”

Snow and ice warnings are in place for much of Scotland, with forecasters warning there could be disruption to travel.

In response to the situation, the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for the country’s north-east and east, from as far south as Edinburgh, until midday on Monday.

It warned that more than 10 centimeters of snow could fall on the ground above 200 meters in northern regions, but further south snowfall could be “patchy” and generally between 1 centimeter and 2 centimeters. .

The warning was issued after several days of wintry weather, with temperatures dropping to -11.1C at Lough Glasgarnock in the Highlands early on Sunday, according to Met Office data.

A snow warning is in place across the north, west and south-west of Scotland until 11am on Monday.

Regions in the southwest could see 2 to 5 centimeters of snow, mainly at elevations above 200 meters, while areas further north could see 1 to 4 centimeters of snow.

A heavy snow warning will be in place for the south-east of Scotland, stretching from Edinburgh through Lanark and Lockerbie to the border, from midnight on Sunday until midday on Monday.

The Met Office said 2 to 5 centimeters of snow could accumulate across wide areas, with up to 10 to 20 centimeters possible in higher ground on the border and in the southern Lothians.

Frank Saunders, the Met Office’s chief forecaster, said: “Scotland will remain cold, with snow showers falling in many coastal areas and continuing to snow in the south-east for some time.”