The Met Office is warning over power cuts as the snow chaos across the country CONTINUES into yet another day. The Met Office has warned the UK faces snow chaos on Wednesday, January 8, with power outages possible for many towns and cities.
Snow warnings have been issued for the south coast of England, and snow and ice warnings are in place for Scotland and Ireland. “There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected,” the Met Office has said.
Whilst not all areas may be affected, outbreaks of snow may push in from the southwest during Wednesday, potentially giving some significant accumulations in places. 2-5 cm of snow could accumulate fairly widely, and as much as 10 cm over higher ground, especially over east or northeast-facing slopes. Rain or sleet is more likely near coasts. Note that there is still a possibility that the weather system, and associated rain or snow, may remain further south across the English Channel.
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The places affected include Thurrock, Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Medway, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham.
Other areas include Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Plymouth, Somerset, Torbay and Wiltshire. The Met Office said: “There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off, most likely in upland areas.
“There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.” It said: “A weather system may push snow into some southern counties of England on Wednesday, which could then prove disruptive.”
The alert lasts until 11.59pm on Wednesday.