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UK weather: Met Office releases warning for snow and ice from Birmingham to London amid travel delay fears
BRITS have been warned of travel chaos with the Met Office issuing a new weather warning for southern England from London to Birmingham.
Forecasters said that the northeast of England, southern England, Northern Ireland, and parts of Scotland are at risk from the white stuff from today until Wednesday.
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The Met had previously issued warnings for Northern Ireland, the and , but have now activated one for much of the South as well.
Today's alert covers most of the southern England, including and stretching up into the as far as , as well as into Wales.
Meanwhile, Scotland could even see up to 7 inches of snow in northern areas.
The warnings will last for up to three days and may disrupt travel across the country.
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The Northern Irish and southern warnings last from 9pm tonight until 10am tomorrow, while the third came into force at midnight this morning and goes through until 10am on Wednesday.
The Met Office warns: "Ice and some snow leading to difficult travel conditions in places.
"Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
"Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths."
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Met Office spokesperson Grahame Madge, added: “Temperatures will be much, much colder than we would expect at this time of year.
He continued: “The pattern will set in for some time. We have got this feed of cold air coming in from a much higher latitude.
"We expect these conditions to remain in place until at least next weekend and possibly longer because sometimes these conditions can be quite stubborn and not easily subject to change."
He explained that conditions could be similar to those experience during the recent deep freeze in December.
Mr Madge went on: "This is a disruptive spell of weather which could have quite serious consequences for some.
"Listen to the forecast, take account of weather warnings and expect to see some potentially disruptive conditions wherever you are."
The Met warned: "There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off."
Also, the Met warned: "There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected."
The Met has urged people in affected areas to take care as there is a small chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
The Met Office earlier issued a yellow warning starting at 6pm on Sunday for snow in the north-east of Scotland, including Shetland.
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The Met said: "Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services."
There is a risk of "some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces," the Met added.
There may also be "some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths" in Northern Ireland, the Met Office said.
From Tuesday it expands further south across the Humber into , as well as up into North-West Scotland.
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It comes as forecasters expect the weather to turn cold as an area of high pressure moves off to the West and cold air from the North sweeps in, with the Met Office forecasting temperatures will tumble as low as -6C in Birmingham and Belfast on Tuesday night.
This would make it the coldest night of the year so far.
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