Parts of England have been warned of heavy snowfall on Thursday and Friday, the national weather agency reported. According to the Met Office, which issued the code orange, weather conditions could cause problems on the roads and people should consider delays and possible power outages.
Heavy snow is expected across the north of England on Thursday morning and could last until Friday morning. Around Leeds, Burnley and Sheffield, 10 to 20 centimeters of snow may fall, and in some places it could even fall as high as 30 to 40 centimeters. Strong easterly winds could create blizzard-like conditions, the agency warned.
Snow will also fall heavily in mid and north Wales on Thursday and Friday morning. Only in higher areas above an altitude of 200 meters can snow fall as high as 30 centimeters, in the rest around 10 to 20 centimeters will fall. Apart from snow, there is also freezing rain which also makes it very slippery.
Last night was the coldest night of the year for the second time in a row in the UK. In Altnaharra, Scotland, temperatures dropped to -16 degrees, the BBC reported. The previous record of -15 degrees was also set here overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.
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