Map reveals what areas will be hit by snow and ice as Met Office urges Brits to prepare
Map reveals what areas will be hit by snow and ice as Met Office urges Brits to prepare
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Brits have been urged to brace themselves for disastrous conditions following a series of weather warnings. It comes after new maps revealed what areas would be hit by snow and ice today following Storm Eowyn. The latest storm has been branded "pretty exceptional" and was "probably the strongest storm" to hit the UK in at least 10 years, the Met Office has said.
It was the most intense in "more like 20 or 30 years" for some parts of the country, forecasters added. People across the country have bin hit with 114mph winds causing widespread disruption, with one person pronounced dead in Ireland. Kacper Dudek, 20, tragically died after a tree fell on his car in Raphoe, County Donegal, on Friday. It comes after Northern Ireland and Scotland were plunged under a red, danger-to-life warning ahead of the weekend.
The Met Office have since released several yellow warnings for wind across the country including London and South East England. North West England, some of the Midlands and Wales has also been plunged under the warning. The alert is in place until 10am on Sunday.
The warning states: "Showers, mostly of rain and sleet at lowest levels and near western coasts, but of snow above around 150m, are expected to affect the area during Saturday evening and overnight, before dying away during Sunday morning. Temporary slushy deposits are expected below 150m, with locally 2-5cm above this level with the chance of 5-10cm above 400m in the Scottish Highlands. Additionally, icy patches will form on untreated surfaces.".
