TheMet Officehas issued warnings for ice, rain, fog and wind across much of the UK, extending well into the weekend . And as the icy grip takes hold, snow is settling up north.
Where is it snowing right now?
As you can see from the maps below, the majority of the snow is settling in the Scottish Highlands.
However, according to WXCharts, regions as far south as Manchester could see some snow settling on Tuesday into Wednesday as the cold weather takes hold.
Another snow tracker, published by MetCheck, shows less snow at the moment, but an icy band is sweeping in from Ireland.
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Which areas have weather warnings?
The Met Office has issued warnings of ice, rain, fog and wind.
ICE– the ice warning is in place until am on Wednesday morning.
The ice alert stretches from Liverpool across to Lincoln, as well as south over north London and west over Gloucester.
The Met Office is warning of “injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces” as well as “icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths”.
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RAIN– the rain warnings are widespread and persistent this week, stretching right to Saturday.
The rain warnings mostly cover the south and parts of Wales, stretching over Portsmouth and Brighton as the week goes on.
The Met Office said: “Heavy rain is likely to move eastwards across southwestern areas later on Wednesday.
“Some to mm of rain could fall in a six to nine hour period, with perhaps as much as 60 mm over Dartmoor and the high ground of south Wales.
“Falling on saturated ground, this will probably cause a few problems.”
FOG– Fog warnings smother London and stretch across the UK right up to York on Tuesday , expiring around lunchtime.
The Met Office warned of some travel delays, with a possibility of delays or flight cancellations.
This should clear up as the day goes on.
WIND
– From Wednesday into Thursday, a wind warning will smother Northern Ireland, Wales and southwest England.
The Met Office said: “Strong southeasterly winds are expected to develop during Wednesday afternoon across parts of southwest England and west Wales before spreading to Northern Ireland and parts of southwest Scotland later.
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“Winds will tend to ease from the south during Wednesday evening.”
The warning added: “Most areas will also see a spell of heavy rain. ”
The strongest winds will be for exposed coastal areas and over high ground with a few places seeing gusts reaching (to 70 mph (115 to 453 km / h).
Most inland sites are likely to see wind gusts peak between and mph (823 to (km / h).
The warning adds that “coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities are likely to be affected by spray and / or large waves, especially for south and southeast facing coastlines”.
Some travel delays are also possible, as well as “short term loss of power and other services”, said the Met Office.
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