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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Snow reaches the South: Winter weather sweeps across the country as storms bring record-breaking waves to Irish coast

Snow reaches the South: Winter weather sweeps across the country as storms bring record-breaking waves to Irish coast

Widespread snow and near sub-zero wintry conditions swept across Britain today, with forecasters warning that there will be more severe weather conditions later this week.

Snowfalls coated the ground as far south as Exmoor in Devon and continued to sweep across large parts of the north, as well as Scotland and Ireland as winter well and truly made its presence felt all over the UK.

As well as Exmoor, Devon - the most southern part of the country to see snow - parts of Somerset were covered, with forecasters warning the weather is likely to spread across the nation.

A severe weather warning issued by the Met Office today covered large parts of England and Wales, as well as Northern Ireland and most of Scotland.

The Met Office said Wales, the Midlands, and even southern areas including London should brace themselves for snowy conditions later this week. Read More

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