Britain braces for more bad weather as snow moves south

[Mark]

Blizzard conditions spread south from Scotland, headed for northern England and Ireland and possibly in the Midlands and Wales after up to 10 inches of snow fell in high parts of the Peak District, Pennines and Cumbria overnight.
 
•Hundreds of spring lambs perish on North Yorkshire Moors amid snow storms and plummeting temperatures
 •Up to 40 vehicles ‘currently stranded’ on impassable A68 at Tow Law, Country Durham after wind and heavy snow caused 4ft drifts
 
Tens of thousands of homes (around 90,000) were left without power across Scotland and the north-east of England and thousands of drivers experienced long delays as snow, ice and strong winds hit the North East.
 
Some transport routes remain closed after a wintry blast of weather brought Britain’s early summer to an abrupt end.
 
The Met Office has issued severe yellow weather warnings for snow and ice in parts of Scotland, Wales, northern England and the Midlands.
 
Forecasters said 15-20cm of snow had fallen in high parts of the Peak District, Pennines and Cumbria on Tuesday night, while trees were felled on higher ground as the Arctic front that battered Scotland began to move south.
 
Temperatures are set to plummet to as low as -5C tonight north of the border, as the big chill moves south, following one of the warmest-ever Marchs
 
See photos of people camping in the snow:
 http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16202242

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[Suezy]

Thanks for that Mark - some Spring they are getting.

[Rwood]

They had a brilliant March - warm, dry and sunny. This is not necessarily a significant change away from that yet.

[JennyLeez]

Saw on TV1 news tonight. Hard to believe it is their Spring

[ato2]

My partner is in Yorkshire at the moment. She has found the change in weather a bit of a shock compared to New Plymouth.
But it should improve.

[JennyLeez]

Tens of thousands of homes have been affected by power cuts over the last two days, as companies blamed snow for the disruption.
Motorways were jammed as perilous ice and frozen snow forced drivers to slow down, with drifts up to 7ft-high on exposed higher ground.
Yesterday, a snow plough – sent out to rescue a stranded motorist – came off the road itself and had to be rescued by gritters, while unsuspecting campers woke up to waist-high snow in North Yorkshire.
Experts are still working to safely remove 40,000 litres of fuel from a stricken cargo ship which ran aground off the coast of North Wales in rough seas.
Forecasters have predicted a cold, frosty start to today, getting drier and brighter as the day goes on.
Sub-zero temperatures are expected to give way to a wintery 10C by the afternoon, with some light showers across Britain.
More reading:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk

The UK's dizzying yo-yo of spring weather is forecast to calm down for Easter after one of the warmest March months on record was followed by a cold snap that plunged roads and power supplies into chaos in Scotland and northern England.

Engineers have reconnected the last of 120,000 homes where power lines were brought down by falling trees, gale-force winds or the sheer weight of snow arising from the brief but powerful Arctic front that charged south before veering off towards the warmer, wet graveyard of the Atlantic.

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