Heavy snow fell overnight in Wales and northern England, causing travel disruption as the new year gets off to a cold start.
The Met Office has updated its Amber weather warning for snow in northern England into Monday morning.
The warning covers parts of Lancashire, Cumbria and the Lake District and warns travel delays, stranded vehicles and power outages are likely, with rural communities potentially cut off. There is.
Forecasters said conditions were expected to continue until 6am on Monday, with up to 15 centimeters of additional snow falling in higher ground during the period.
The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for snow on Sunday for northern England, with seven yellow warnings in place until Monday. Three of the incidents involved snow and ice in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Midlands, and one in the north of England. , two for rain in the south of England.
Snow gave way to rain in many parts of the country, while snowdrifts piled up in northern England, particularly on higher ground. The Met Office said 17cm of snow had fallen in Bingley, West Yorkshire, by 11am on Sunday, while Shap, Cumbria, and Capel Currig, Conwy, both had 10cm of snow.
An Amber warning for snow remained in place until late Sunday morning, covering much of northern England, including Leeds, Sheffield and the Lake District. The Japan Meteorological Agency said up to 40 centimeters of snow could accumulate on the ground above 300 meters above sea level in some rural areas, potentially cutting off traffic before the situation eases.
Temperatures were markedly different across the UK on Sunday, with Maryfield in Somerset recording a temperature of 14.2C and Lough Carnoch in the Scottish Highlands recording -11.1C.
Leeds Bradford Airport, Manchester Airport and Liverpool John Lennon Airport closed their runways on Sunday morning due to heavy snowfall. Manchester reopened around 7am after heavy snowfall, while Liverpool reopened at 10:15am.
Leeds Bradford Airport confirmed its runway had reopened just after 2.15pm, but warned disruption would continue throughout the day as backlogs piled up.
Birmingham Airport was closed for several hours overnight for “snow removal and safety reasons”, but operations resumed as scheduled in the morning. Bristol Airport reopened around 11pm after previously being closed, but was warned of delays on Sunday morning.
Multiple roads have been closed across England due to snow and flooding, with Railroad warning that disruption will continue into Monday, with route closures and warnings against traveling on parts of northern routes, National Highways newspaper reports. did.
Cumbria Police said there was a multi-vehicle crash on the A595 at Bottel on Sunday and a single-vehicle crash at Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District.
The Environment Agency issued 22 flood warnings across southern England, particularly in the west, on Sunday night.
National Grid reported multiple power outages across the country on Sunday.
Liverpool and Manchester United had considered postponing the 4.30pm kick-off in Liverpool due to snowfall, but have now confirmed it will go ahead at midday on Sunday.
Health and Safety Executive continues to issue a cold health alert for all of England ahead of a week of cold temperatures. The death toll is likely to rise as the Amber Alert was issued on Thursday and will remain in place until Wednesday, authorities said.
Councils in London and the south of England have introduced emergency measures for rough sleepers, including extra accommodation.
The Met Office predicted sleet and snow would continue north and east on Sunday, with the heaviest falling in northern England and southern Scotland, before turning into a blizzard in northern Scotland on Monday.
After a period of cold rain, mild weather returned to the south on Sunday. Frost and ice patches will continue into the start of the week, but temperatures will remain below average, but Monday and Tuesday will be drier with continued sunshine and scattered wintry showers.
Met Office deputy chief forecaster Mike Silverstone said: “There is also a chance of snow in southern and possibly central England and Wales around midweek as colder air moves south and collides with colder air. ”. . However, this is still uncertain. ”
