UK weather condition news today: New amber snow cautioning released as floods most likely

Another “severe” weather condition caution for “persistent, heavy” snow has actually been released for parts of the UK after temperature levels plunged to a brand-new record low.

The amber caution covers swathes of Wales and the West Midlands, and will stay in location in between 12pm today and 9am on Friday.

“Significant disruption” to transfer, power lines and phone network protection is likely, the Met Office said in an update today.

• Travel hold-ups on roadways, stranding some automobiles and travelers
• Some hold-ups and cancellations to rail and flight are most likely
• There is a likelihood that some rural neighborhoods might end up being cut off
• Power cuts are most likely and other services, such as cellphone protection, might be impacted

The Queen Consort has actually taken out of engagements in Newmarket after the weather condition interrupted her itinerary, Buckingham Palace said.

A Palace representative said: “Her Majesty’s engagements at Newmarket later today have had to be postponed due to the weather impacting on transport arrangements.

“Her Majesty is of course very sorry not to be able to attend and will hope to find another date to visit in due course.”

Camilla was because of check out the British Racing School to mark its 40th anniversary and later on reveal a painting at the British Sporting Art Trust in the Suffolk market town on Thursday.

The choice to delay was handled Thursday early morning when the weather condition was evaluated and tries to discover alternative plans were not effective.

Six individuals have actually been rescued from a mountain in Co Kerry over night in the middle of “dangerous” conditions as a snow caution has actually been put in location for the whole island of Ireland.

Kerry Mountain Rescue Team were reacting to reports that a female hillwalker had actually fallen in the eastern part of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.

It then got reports that other hillwalkers remained in problem and discovered 6 individuals stuck 150 metres from the bottom of a gully.

“Conditions on the hill were very poor, rending any approach to the casualties from the bottom of the gully dangerous,” it said.

Rescuers reached a point above the caught individuals and abseiled down to them.

The casualties were protected to transport lines that were utilized to bring them all securely to the top of the ridge.

“Apart from being very cold and fatigued, thankfully none of the casualties were injured and the rescue concluded at approximately 1.30am,” it said.

The Environment Agency has actually released 5 informs for places on the south coast of England, and for homeowners in between Putney Bridge and Teddington Weir along the River Thames in London, where flooding is “possible”.

Natural Resources Wales has actually offered 2 comparable cautions for the North Wales coast, in addition to the Lleyn Peninsula and Cardigan Bay shoreline.

Temperatures in the UK dropped to -16C on Wednesday night, making it the coldest March night in 13 years, forecasters state.

The low was taped in Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands, likewise making it the coldest night of the year up until now, the Met Office said.

It marks the most affordable temperature level in the UK in the month of March because 2010, when minus 18.6C was taped at Braemar in Aberdeenshire.

The Met Office has actually released a fresh five-day projection as “blizzard conditions” descend on Britain today.

Here’s its latest outlook:

Heavy snow over parts of northern England later on today.

Cold, cloudy, windy and unclear for numerous today. Spells of rain will impact southern UK. Further north, spells of snow will impact parts of Wales, the Midlands, northern England, Northern Ireland and southern Scotland. Northern Scotland brighter with snow showers.

Further snow throughout parts of Wales, the Midlands, northern England, Northern Ireland and southern Scotland, heaviest snow northern England. Rain sometimes in the far south. Windy.

Early rain and snow throughout England and Wales cleaning southwards, sunlight following with snow showers in the east. Sunny spells Scotland and Northern Ireland, however a snow showers too. Cold.

After a cold start to Saturday, turning milder however unclear for the majority of with rain and strong winds. Remaining chillier in the far north, with some additional snowfall.