Schools across the UK have been forced to close for a fourth day after freezing weather conditions cause snow and ice.
The Met Office has put yellow weather warnings for snow, ice and rain in place across all of Scotland and Northern Ireland, the south west of England, coastal, north and central Wales, and the north east, north west, and central England.
And it’s only set to get worse as Storm Bert batters the UK with snow and rain, with weather warnings upgraded to amber on Saturday.
Train services have been cancelled and Manchester Airport has issued a warning for passengers as we wake up to yet more frosty conditions.
Several schools will be closed for the day following heavy snowfall, with parents advised to check online to see if their child’s school is open or not.
Metro has the full list of schools which have already announced closures below, with more to be added as details are confirmed.
Overnight on Thursday, the Met Office said much of the UK experienced temperatures near freezing, with the mercury falling as low as -6°C at Tulloch Bridge in Scotland.
Many will be waking up to a frost with icy surfaces in places with several yellow warnings for snow and ice in place across the UK until 10am on Friday.
One covering parts of Scotland is in effect until midday before a slew of further yellow alerts for wind, rain and snow go live on Saturday.
An amber alert for heavy snow and ice will be in force between 7am and 5pm on Saturday in an area north of Scotland’s central belt, where 10-20cm is likely on ground above 200 metres and potentially as much as 20-40cm on hills above 400 metres.
Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick said: ‘Through into Friday… snow showers are set to continue mainly around coastal areas though once again still a few feeding inland at times.
‘There will also still be plenty of autumnal sunshine. Still feeling cold though, particularly in those brisk winds – once again we’re only looking at highs of around 5°C, slightly higher in the south west around 7°C.
‘Across the north those temperatures struggling to move past 2-3°C.
‘As we head into Friday evening, a change is on its way as we introduce Storm Bert moving its way in from the Atlantic.
‘So we’ll see clouds spilling in from the south west with outbreaks of rain – heavy at times by the time we reach Saturday morning.’
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