UK snow map: Where and when heavy snow, rain and flooding will hit the

A number of weather warnings are in place for parts of the UK on Thursday, as more snow is forecast to fall across the country and flooding is expected.

The Met Office has issued three yellow weather warnings for snow and ice following a days of wintry conditions across the country weather.

A snow and ice warning has been issued from midday on Wednesday to Thursday evening, covering northern Scotland.

Another yellow snow and ice warning has been issued for Northern Ireland from 4pm on Wednesday until 11am on Thursday.

A third yellow warning for snow and ice will come into effect at 12.15am on Thursday and will last until 11am, covering most of Wales and parts of northwest England, including Liverpool, Chester and Warrington.

Weather warnings in place across the UK on Wednesday (Met Office)

A snow and ice warning is in place in Cornwall from 12.15am to 11am on Thursday.

Meanwhile, a warning for ice is in place for much of southern England, including London, Brighton, Portsmouth and Bristol, as well as parts of South Wales.

The UK experienced its coldest night of the winter so far overnight on Sunday, with a temperature of -13.3C recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands, between Ullapool and Inverness.

Many are suffered travel disruption from the severe weather on Monday, with major roads closed and railway lines blocked amid flooding.

Manchester airport’s runways were closed early on Monday morning because of heavy snow but have since reopened.

In England, the Environment Agency had 193 flood warnings in place across England on Monday evening, meaning flooding is expected, and another 306 flood alerts indicating flooding was possible.

The Prime Minister also urged the public to follow advice from the emergency services, thanking them for their work and saying his “thoughts are with all those affected”.

In the Commons, environment minister Emma Hardy told MPs flooding was “a personal priority” for her, adding that the Environment Agency was particularly concerned about Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire.

Warning of further “localised” flooding to come over the next 24 to 36 hours, she pledged to overhaul the Government’s approach to funding flood defences “to ensure the challenges facing businesses and rural and coastal communities are taken into account when delivering flood protection.”

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