London split by North/South divide with new yellow weather warning

The North and South of London will be divided once again tomorrow as half of the capital is in for a snowy Wednesday.

The Met Office has issued further weather warnings for snow and ice in London and across the country heading into Wednesday.

The UK was battered by extreme weather over the weekend as rain, sleet and snow hit British shores with the Met Office issuing amber weather warnings.

The conditions are only set to continue, with the forecaster issuing yellow weather warnings for snow and ice in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Southern England tomorrow.

Areas stretching from South West to South East England are expected to be affected, including in London – with 15-hour weather warnings in place.

The Met Office website warns: ‘A weather system may push snow into some southern counties of England on Wednesday, which could then prove disruptive.

‘2-5 cm of snow could accumulate fairly widely, and as much as 10 cm over higher ground.’

The Met Office have too urged Brits to prepare for the possibility of power cuts occurring, as well as cancelled rail and air travel.

After a freezing weekend in Scotland which saw temperatures plummet to as cold as -13.3°C  in some areas, northern areas of the country have been placed under a 24-hour warning beginning at 12pm today.

The Met Office expect northern Scotland to see ‘further rain, sleet and snow showers leading to some travel disruption.’

Scots can expect five to 10cms of snow over the next day.

Northern Ireland’s yellow weather warning has been put in place from 3pm today until 12pm tomorrow.

‘Snowy and icy patches’ are predicted which could lead to ‘some disruption to travel.’

Roads and railway are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services’ expected.

Northern Irelanders are urged to avoid using roads which could be extremely slippery.

Weather warnings in all affected areas are subject to change, however.

The current warnings are of a ‘medium likelihood,’ say the Met Office.

Updated weather warnings come just a day after the Met Office issued ‘danger to life’ warnings following excessive rainfall on Sunday evening.

201 areas across England were placed under warning, with more than 300 flood alerts issued.

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