Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Snow falls in parts of UK as temperatures drop as low as -10C

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Large parts of the UK have been hit by snow on Tuesday as the country gets its first taste of winter.

The Met Office has issued three yellow weather alerts for snow and ice covering the Midlands, northern England, parts of Northern Ireland and north east Wales.

Motorists have been told to be wary of the icy conditions and train services have been cancelled, with National Rail warning the cold climate would impact various routes on the network until at least 2pm on Tuesday.

Impacted areas included the Bradford Interchange and Huddersfield, and also between Halifax and Hebden Bridge and Hull.

A person walks their dog through snow in Warwick. The UK is bracing for snow, ice and cold temperatures as up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days. Picture date: Tuesday November 19, 2024.

A person walks their dog through snow in Warwick. (PA)

A woman walks a dog through the overnight snow in a park in Buxton, Derbyshire. The UK is bracing for snow, ice and cold temperatures as up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days. Picture date: Tuesday November 19, 2024. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)A woman walks a dog through the overnight snow in a park in Buxton, Derbyshire. The UK is bracing for snow, ice and cold temperatures as up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days. Picture date: Tuesday November 19, 2024. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)

A woman walks a dog through the overnight snow in a park in Buxton, Derbyshire. (PA)

It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued the first amber cold weather health alert of the season this week.

The amber warning covers the east and north of England, midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the South East, South West and London at 8am on Tuesday, lasting until 6pm on Saturday.

Several weather warnings are in place on Tuesday. (Met Office)Several weather warnings are in place on Tuesday. (Met Office)

Several weather warnings are in place on Tuesday. (Met Office)

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