Storm Angus smashes Britain with thundersnow and 80mph winds as temperatures plummet to -7C
Forecasters at the Met Office say a deep area of low pressure will move across Britain this weekend with the possibility of it becoming a named storm
A LOOMING storm is headed for Britain this weekend after heavy snow fell in parts of the country yesterday.
Homes in the north-west and Devon were covered in two inches of the white stuff thanks to an outbreak of thundersnow – turbulent storms that cause snowfall instead of rain.
The Met Office has issued an amber "be prepared" warning before Storm Angus reaches the coast from Bournemouth to Dover overnight.
A yellow "be aware" warning for winds up to 55mph and heavy rain has been issued for a larger area of the south and east of England, including London.
Some places recorded winds of 80mph as a deep low pressure system travelled across the UK with another one expected tomorrow, which could generate the first named storm of the season.
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Forecasters are also warning of possible flooding in some areas across the south east.
The snow has been so bad in some places that indie rock band Scouting For Girls and 200 revellers found themselves snowed in at a pub overnight.
The band were playing a gig in aid of Children in Need at the Tan Hill Inn in north Yorkshire when snow left them trapped inside.
Alex Burkill, a forecaster from the Met Office, said more chilly conditions are expected today and tomorrow.
He also said the Met Office had not ruled out the possibility of this pressure system becoming the winter’s first named storm – it would be called Angus.
He said: “On Saturday a deep area of low pressure is going to push across southern parts of the UK, and it is going to turn very wet and windy into Sunday - it is likely a rain warning will be put out over the weekend.
“Another area of low pressure will bring more wet and windy weather from Monday into Tuesday.
“Although it is unlikely this will generate a name, watch this space. We are not ruling it out and it would be the first name of the season, which is Angus.”
Ice warnings have been issued by the Met Office for several places in western Britain with temperatures likely to plunge below freezing.
Braemar in the Scottish Highlands recorded the lowest temperature on Thursday night at -7.2C.
Experts suggest such cold conditions and an oncoming storm could combine to form thundersnow – a phenomena whereby snow falls instead of rain.
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