Train services have been cancelled and motorists have been warned of hazardous driving conditions as snow has fallen across large swathes of the UK.
Severe weather warnings remain in place as the Met Office understands “disruptive snow” will cause issues throughout this morning. The yellow weather alerts for snow and ice cover the Midlands, northern England, parts of Northern Ireland, northeast Wales and sections of Northern Ireland.
National Rail warned the cold climate would impact various routes on the Northern Rail until at least 2pm on Tuesday. Impacted areas included the Bradford Interchange and Huddersfield, and also between Halifax and Hebden Bridge and Hull.
Mersey Rail issued an alert warning passengers that due to the potential of snow and ice covering tracks, the first service on each line in north west England would run without customers to ensure conditions could be checked. Travellers were advised to check their local rail app or social media and plan their journeys ahead.
Dan Suri, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “An area of low pressure slides its way eastwards on Monday night. The associated frontal system, marking the boundary between cold air in the north and milder conditions to the south, will bring disruptive snow to some areas between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
“This is likely to coincide with rush hour, leading to disruption to some transport routes across a central swathe of the UK on Tuesday morning. It will also be windy in the far south.”
