Met Office snow warning stretched to 43-hours as three yellow alerts issued

Kelly Ashmore
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The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for the UK
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An extra 43 hours has been slapped on the Met Office's snow warnings for the UK, covering large parts of the UK. Three different yellow alerts for snow and ice have now been issued, with up to 20cm of snowfall expected as an Arctic blast swirls over Britain.

Northern Ireland was expected to see snowfall from 3pm today (Monday, November 18), resulting in "difficult travel conditions" until Tuesday morning (November 19). Over in Scotland, an alert covering Grampian, Central, Tayside & Fife, Orkney & Shetland, as well as Highlands & Eilean Siar comes into force at 4pm today and lasts until 10am on Wednesday, November 20.

This was in addition to a huge yellow warning for snow and ice covering most of the north of England, stretching from the Scotland-England border down to north Wales and Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent, which in place from 7pm today until 10am tomorrow.

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The Met Office said some untreated pavements and cycle paths could become "impassable" as a result of the weather, while there was also a small chance of power cuts. and delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has also issued a rare amber alert as temperatures plummet. The cold weather warning covers the Midlands and is in force until 6pm on Saturday, November 23.

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