File: Snow blankets Scottish towns as Met Office issues two weather warnings
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Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning from Boxing Day onwards as Britain is set to be battered by rain and flooding.
It comes after the Met Office officially declared a white Christmas, with snow falling across parts of Scotland after the record for the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day was broken further south.
“Temperatures are a little nearer to normal for this time of year, generally 4C-6C in the North and a little milder in the South with 9C or 10C,” said Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst.
However, danger-to-life warnings were issued in parts of Wales due to the chance of fast-flowing or deep floodwater as authorities cautioned about power cuts in some parts of the country.
Ice is likely to develop in major cities, including Inverness and Aberdeen, as the snow clears, posing risks of difficult travel conditions and injuries from slippery paths and roads.
Snow, sleet and rain moved across parts of Scotland, with Tulloch Bridge and Aviemore recording flakes falling, the Met Office announced on X.
White Christmas declared with snow falling across parts of Scotland
Forecasters have officially declared a white Christmas with snow falling across parts of Scotland, after the record for the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day was broken further south.
Snow, sleet and rain moved across parts of Scotland, with Tulloch Bridge and Aviemore recording flakes falling, the Met Office announced on X, formerly Twitter.
The forecasting body said it made Monday an “official white Christmas” – defined by them as a single snowflake falling on 25 December.
It follows the Met Office provisionally recording the highest daily minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record.
Temperatures at Exeter Airport and East Malling, Kent, have not fallen below 12.4C, beating the previous record of 11.5C measured at Waddon in Croydon in 1983.
Namita Singh26 December 2023 03:54
Danger to life warning issued in UK
It said there was a chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing a danger to life in Wales, and warned of power cuts in other parts of the country.
Wind and snow warnings were issued across the south of England, Wales, north of England and Scotland all day on Wednesday.
My colleague Alexander Butler has more:
Namita Singh26 December 2023 03:48
Welcome to The Independent’s UK weather blog for Tuesday, 26 December 2023, where we provide the latest updates on the climate conditions across the country as the holiday season sets in.
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