London weather: Capital braced for snow as winter weather causes chaos across UK

Londoners are being warned to brace for snow on Wednesday with a yellow weather advisory covering much of the south of the capital.

The notice which covers a vast swathe of southern England warns that snow may push into some southern counties of England on Wednesday, “which could then prove disruptive.”

It comes as weather warnings for snow and ice are in force across much of the UK on Tuesday after severe flooding and snow caused travel disruption and school closures.

Londoners are being warned of a “small” chance of travel delays on Wednesday due to stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.

It is also expected to be a “cold, frosty and bright” day, with highs of just 3C and lows of 0C.

Four major airports were forced to temporarily suspend flights due to the poor weather, while several major road and rail links were also closed.

Manchester Airport temporarily shut both of its runways for the third day in a row due to heavy snow because of snow, while Bristol Airport temporarily suspended flights earlier on Tuesday.

Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport was also closed for snow clearing until 10.30am, while Aberdeen Airport said it had also paused flights due to “freezing conditions” on the runways.

National Highways said the A1 in Lincolnshire is closed between the B6326 near Newark-on-Trent and the B1174 near Grantham because of “extensive flooding”, while the A628 Woodhead Pass in South Yorkshire/Derbyshire is shut between the A616 for Flouch and the A57 for Hollingworth because of snow.

Flooding means all rail lines are closed between Peterborough and Leicester, affecting CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway services.

Meanwhile, Northern said a fault with the signalling system means no trains can run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester airport.

Great Western Railway said flooding has closed the line between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall, and flooding near Hooton in Cheshire stopped some Merseyrail services.

A yellow snow and ice warning is in place across most of south-west England and Wales, coastal parts of North Wales and Merseyside and parts of north-west England and the West Midlands, until 10am on Tuesday.

The same warning is in place for western and northern parts of Scotland until midday, and in Northern Ireland until 11am.

A critical incident has been declared by East Midlands Ambulance for the first time ever, with flooding partly responsible for the “level of escalation”.

A major incident was declared by authorities in Lincolnshire on Monday night, with a warning that more flooding could occur on Tuesday.

Lincolnshire Resilience Forum said 40 flood warnings and 29 flood alerts were in place across the county, with reports of 62 properties “internally flooded”.

“We are keeping a really close watch on this as it develops because we know that there might potentially be more flooding, particularly in areas which may be affected by tidal waters,” a statement said.

The Environment Agency has a severe flood warning – indicating a “danger to life” – in place for the River Soar at caravan parks near Barrow upon Soar in Leicestershire.

It said: “This severe warning has been issued because large-scale evacuation is required.”

Commuters also suffered travel misery on Monday, with major roads closed and railway lines blocked.

Firefighters in Leicestershire rescued 59 people, while the body of a man was recovered from an area of flooding in North Yorkshire.

Police said the man has been formally identified, but efforts to trace his next of kin were ongoing, adding that there are currently no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery.

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