Met Office
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UK isn’t the only continent facing freezing conditions this weekend – the US is also braced for a major winter storm, which is expected to affect millions across the centre and east of the country. Heavy snow and significant ice hit today and the storm is set to move eastwards over the next few days,…
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These Met Office images show the weather warnings in force across the country today. Most of these are now active, meaning disruption is likely. The northern amber warning started at 9pm on Saturday. And hazardous conditions are set to continue throughout tomorrow, with even more warnings set. In the areas covered by amber warnings, it…
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The government’s emergency planning team is holding a meeting as Ireland braces for severe weather. Taoiseach Simon Harris wrote on Instagram: “I wanted to provide you with a quick update on the severe cold weather event that Ireland is experiencing at the moment and the significant snow and sleet event we’re likely to experience from…
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The Met Office issues weather warnings when severe weather is likely and has the potential to disrupt day-to-day life. These are colour-coded yellow, amber and red to reflect both how likely the extreme weather is and how badly it could impact people. They only cover the parts of the country affected and last for a…
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THE NHS has warned Brits not to go outside “in the morning or evening” as a week-long freeze begins today. Health alerts have been issued across the UK with temperatures set to plunge to -8C with up to 12 inches of snow forecast. Public health bosses have issued amber alerts for the whole of England from now…
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There is a risk of roads becoming icy following flooding as a cold spell is expected to begin, an Environment Agency spokeswoman has said. Alex McDonald said the river levels will start to fall as rainfall eases, but warned people to be “really careful” while travelling. “It’s good news for river levels, because it will…
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Almost 250 flood warnings remain in place across England and Wales as conditions continue to cause travel problems across large parts of the country. While the Met Office predicts the wet weather has passed, water levels remain high and colder temperatures are predicted for the next few days with the UK Health Security Agency UKHSA)…
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Residents in Collingham, Nottinghamshire, are dealing with flooded homes and streets after heavy rainfall. On Thursday, Nottinghamshire County Council declared a major incident due to the rising levels. Meanwhile, Caroline Douglass, the agency’s flood director, said the Trent had been at “some of the highest levels we’ve seen in 24 years”. Residents describe the damage…
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Today has provisionally been the warmest Christmas Eve since 1997, the Met Office said. The forecaster said temperatures in Heathrow reached 15.3C. The warmest Christmas Eve on record was in 1931, when 15.5C was recorded in Aberdeen and Banff in Scotland. Met Office forecaster Liam Eslick said: “It’s been an exceptionally mild couple of days…
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