{"id":354863,"date":"2026-01-06T08:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/354863\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T08:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:45:11","slug":"more-snow-on-the-way-as-met-office-warnings-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/354863\/","title":{"rendered":"More snow on the way as Met Office warnings continue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ewan Somervilleand<\/p>\n

Ottilie Mitchell<\/p>\n

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A further 10cm of snow could fall across parts of Scotland on Tuesday<\/p>\n

Snow and ice warnings remain in place across many parts of the UK, as the Met Office warns disruptive snow could sweep across southern England this week.<\/p>\n

Parts of northern Scotland will remain under amber warnings of snow until Tuesday night, while less severe yellow warnings cover large swathes of the UK until 11:00 GMT.<\/p>\n

South-east and central England – areas not currently covered by weather warnings – could see disruptive snow on Thursday and Friday, the Met Office said.<\/p>\n

The cold snap of Arctic air has caused widespread sub-zero temperatures in recent days, closing hundreds of schools<\/a> and affecting some flights and trains.<\/p>\n

Most yellow alerts across the UK will expire by late morning on Tuesday, with the amber warnings for Scotland lasting until 19:00.<\/p>\n

Heavy snow of 5-10cm has been widely forecast across central and northern regions of Scotland, with some areas set to see up to 15cm.<\/p>\n

The Met Office has advised those in the area not to drive and to prepare for possible power cuts.<\/p>\n

The agency says a yellow warning means some disruption is possible but many people can continue with their daily routine, while an amber warning indicates a higher risk of travel disruption, power cuts and the potential risk to life and property, with people advised to take precautions.<\/p>\n

Schools across the country continue to face closures. More than 170<\/a> in Northern Ireland were due to be closed on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

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Cheshire, north-west England, is also covered by a yellow weather warning<\/p>\n

“It’s as bad as I’ve seen it,” principal of St Patrick and St Brigid’s College in Claudy, Phillip McCullagh, told BBC Radio Ulster’s Good Morning Ulster<\/a> programme. <\/p>\n

Aberdeenshire, Orkney and Shetland councils also announced that their schools would remain closed.<\/p>\n

In Wales, some schools in Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend will be shut.<\/p>\n

There were delays to the rail network on Monday<\/a> in some areas – Eurostar trains were unable to reach the Netherlands and Network Rail Scotland warned of “exceptionally deep snow” limiting the progress of snow ploughs.<\/p>\n

LNER has advised anyone travelling between Edinburgh and Aberdeen not to travel until 14:00 GMT Tuesday. Train services in northern Scotland will be disrupted until the end of the day on Tuesday, National Rail said. <\/p>\n

CalMac Ferries said services on the west coast of Scotland would be disrupted throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Flights were grounded at Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Monday after its runway had to be closed due to snow and ice. The airport reopened later that day.<\/p>\n

The cold blast does not seem to be coming to an end anytime soon. Later in the week, strong winds and heavy rain could bring an additional hazard as a deep area of low pressure sweeps across the UK.<\/p>\n

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There has been some disruption for roads, rail and flights<\/p>\n

The Met Office said that parts of the south of England – much of which have missed the snow so far – may see some fall on higher ground on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n

Northern and central areas of England could face more snow, rain and strong winds, depending on the path of the approaching Atlantic system.<\/p>\n

Met Office forecaster Aidan McGivern said there was a 20% chance the system takes a northern route, which would bring widespread disruptive wind and rain to much of England and Wales, and possibly more snow in northern England, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

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Many areas of the UK have felt the wintry weather in recent days<\/p>\n

But he said there was a greater chance that the front moves through northern France, bringing disruptive snow to southern counties in England.<\/p>\n

The most likely outcome is wind and rain in southern parts of the UK, with central England seeing the risk of disruption from snow, he added.<\/p>\n

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued amber cold health alerts for England which will run until Friday.<\/p>\n

The wintry conditions have triggered the government’s cold weather payments across 451 postcodes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Under the scheme, households on certain benefits receive \u00a325 automatically if the temperature is their local area is recorded or forecast as 0C or below for seven consecutive days.<\/p>\n

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