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| Snow and low temperatures in UK may stay for a month, say forecasters | Snow and low temperatures in UK may stay for a month, say forecasters |
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| The UK's first major snow of the winter has relented but given way to colder temperatures as the likelihood of a month of chillier weather increases. | The UK's first major snow of the winter has relented but given way to colder temperatures as the likelihood of a month of chillier weather increases. |
| Snow will continue to prowl around for at least a week but in relatively light amounts and the Met Office warns in its longest-term forecast – to Valentine's Eve – that "the frequency of snow events through this period may be more than experienced so far this winter". | Snow will continue to prowl around for at least a week but in relatively light amounts and the Met Office warns in its longest-term forecast – to Valentine's Eve – that "the frequency of snow events through this period may be more than experienced so far this winter". |
| Local authorities and care agencies renewed calls for people to keep an eye out for vulnerable neighbours, especially at a time when austerity is increasing difficulties with fuel and food bills. The Local Government Association's volunteer army of "neighbourhood workers" such as milk and paper deliverers is already informally in action. | Local authorities and care agencies renewed calls for people to keep an eye out for vulnerable neighbours, especially at a time when austerity is increasing difficulties with fuel and food bills. The Local Government Association's volunteer army of "neighbourhood workers" such as milk and paper deliverers is already informally in action. |
| Bright sunny conditions will relieve the worst of the short-term weather, which appears on the Met Office map as a sandwich with large slices of yellow "be alert" warnings down both east and west coastlines and a central filling of milder conditions. The heaviest overnight snow proved quite spectacular by English standards in parts of Norfolk, which saw 17cm (7in) fall, but 5cm (2in) was seldom exceeded anywhere else. | Bright sunny conditions will relieve the worst of the short-term weather, which appears on the Met Office map as a sandwich with large slices of yellow "be alert" warnings down both east and west coastlines and a central filling of milder conditions. The heaviest overnight snow proved quite spectacular by English standards in parts of Norfolk, which saw 17cm (7in) fall, but 5cm (2in) was seldom exceeded anywhere else. |
| In Norfolk 42 schools announced they had closed for the day because of adverse weather conditions and a woman was taken to hospital following a six-vehicle pile-up on the A11 near the village of Larling. She suffered head injuries and two other casualties were treated by the roadside. | |
| East Anglia shivered more widely, giving renewed currency to observations about there being nothing between the Urals and such bone-chilling places as Cambridge, and a low of -3C (8.6F) was reached at Bainbridge, the home of the Yorkshire Dales national park head office, and Eskdalemuir in southern Scotland. | East Anglia shivered more widely, giving renewed currency to observations about there being nothing between the Urals and such bone-chilling places as Cambridge, and a low of -3C (8.6F) was reached at Bainbridge, the home of the Yorkshire Dales national park head office, and Eskdalemuir in southern Scotland. |
| Nick Prebble, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "There will be sub-zero temperatures across much of the UK over the next few nights. South-west England will be a bit milder, but otherwise it will be cold. We are going to see wintry showers making landfall off the North Sea, so bordering counties could see another centimetre or two of snow where it does fall. But elsewhere it should be fairly dry." | Nick Prebble, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "There will be sub-zero temperatures across much of the UK over the next few nights. South-west England will be a bit milder, but otherwise it will be cold. We are going to see wintry showers making landfall off the North Sea, so bordering counties could see another centimetre or two of snow where it does fall. But elsewhere it should be fairly dry." |
| Temperatures in London are forecast to rise to 3C (37.4F) during the day and to 8C (46.4F) in Cornwall, but are forecast to fall to around -8C (17.6F) overnight, with the possibility of more light snow in all parts of the UK. | Temperatures in London are forecast to rise to 3C (37.4F) during the day and to 8C (46.4F) in Cornwall, but are forecast to fall to around -8C (17.6F) overnight, with the possibility of more light snow in all parts of the UK. |
| In spite of the relative mildness of Monday's first bands of snow, the AA estimated that it helped out with more than 16,000 breakdowns, compared with around 10,500 for an average Monday at this time of year. It repeated warnings to drivers to go out prepared for winter conditions, while the Highways Agency emphasised the dangers of ice on roads. | In spite of the relative mildness of Monday's first bands of snow, the AA estimated that it helped out with more than 16,000 breakdowns, compared with around 10,500 for an average Monday at this time of year. It repeated warnings to drivers to go out prepared for winter conditions, while the Highways Agency emphasised the dangers of ice on roads. |
| Steve Crosthwaite, head of the National Traffic Operations Centre, which is supervising more than 500 gritters and other specialist vehicles, said: "If conditions are poor, and journeys are not essential, we advise drivers to think about delaying until conditions improve and allowing our winter fleet the chance to treat the roads." | Steve Crosthwaite, head of the National Traffic Operations Centre, which is supervising more than 500 gritters and other specialist vehicles, said: "If conditions are poor, and journeys are not essential, we advise drivers to think about delaying until conditions improve and allowing our winter fleet the chance to treat the roads." |