Met Office Warns of Heavy Snow and Flooding Across 70+ Areas as Arctic Blast Hits the UK

THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for more snow as an Arctic blast hits the UK with flooding expected in over 70 areas.

A snow and ice warning covers most of and large parts of England on Sunday while the public have been to remain vigilant amid the ongoing flood risk.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for more snow as an Arctic blast hits the UKCredit: PA Overnight snow in Windermere Village in the Lake District on Sunday morningCredit: Alamy There were 74 flood warnings and 163 flood alerts in place across England on Saturday nightCredit: Getty A yellow snow warning will be in place for the east of England until later on Sunday afternoon

On Saturday night there were 74 flood warnings and 163 flood alerts in place across England.

Jonathan Day, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said more than 24,000 and have been protected but about 330 have been flooded.

While the yellow warning for snow and ice stretches from across the majority of Scotland and the Met Office said snow in these areas might be “heavy at times”, adding that this could cause “some disruption to travel”.

They said “accumulations of 1-3cm (of snow) will be possible at low levels, with 3-7cm possible above about 150m elevation, and perhaps 10-15cm above 400m”.

The added that snow will turn into rain early on Sunday with the yellow warning in place until 10am.

“Snow will turn increasingly to rain into Sunday morning, perhaps as a short spell of freezing rain in places, before eventually clearing to the east with a steady thaw of lying snow then setting in,” the forecaster warned.

were warned that some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer times.

While a yellow snow warning is in place for the east of England until 4pm this afternoon.

The Met Office said: “Rain moving eastwards through Sunday morning is likely to turn increasingly to sleet and snow.

“Slushy accumulations of a cm or so are likely with a chance of 2-4 cm should snow turn briefly heavier, this more likely for the Wolds and parts of and .

“Snow should turn back to rain, before clearing late afternoon, with any lying snow melting readily.”

A spell of snow may lead to some disruption with some roads and railways likely to be impacted.

Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said Sunday will begin with a blustery start for many and outbreaks of showery rain with some hill snow.

Milder air will move into the south west and parts of and could reach 12C, while it will be about 4C or 5C in the east, he said.

Some travel disruption is to be expectedCredit: PA For much of the country, January was one of the wettest months on recordCredit: LNP Snow plough are keeping roads clear North Yorkshire on FridayCredit: Getty

The Met Office had announced more freezing conditions yesterday as temperatures plummeted to -5C.

A freezing “artic maritime air mass” has brought the cold weather to the UK, according to the forecaster.

It comes after swathes of Midlands and as well as North East and were hit and hail showers on Friday afternoon, evening, and overnight.

Most of as well as central and southern England were previously hit with a yellow ice warning.

Next week will begin unsettled and blustery with further showers across the whole of the country, which will ease into Tuesday.

Then another weather system will arrive on Wednesday bringing more unsettled weather, and Thursday is expected to be drier.

Snow covers the high ground of North Yorkshire moors on FridayCredit: Getty Flood water covers Worcestershire County Cricket Ground last weekCredit: Getty Meanwhile, the sunshine returned in the Midlands this weekendCredit: Alamy Despite the cold, Brits in Brighton enjoy the sunshine on SaturdayCredit: Alamy