UK weather: Snow and ice to disrupt travel

Snow and ice are set to bring travel disruption across the UK on Sunday in the wake of the severe flooding caused by Storm Christoph.

The Met Office has issued five yellow weather warnings covering southern England, the Midlands, Wales, Northern Ireland and western and northern Scotland.

A band of snow will move east across the country from the early hours of the morning until late in the evening, with up to 3cm at low levels and up to 10cm on higher ground. Some areas such as Dartmoor and Exmoor could see up to 15cm.

Temperatures are expected to plummet overnight to around -3C in London, Manchester, Bristol, Belfast and Glasgow. The Scottish Highlands could see an icy -10C.

Frosts are expected overnight on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, but further heavy rain is not expected until Wednesday.

Met Office meteorologist Martin Bowles said: “We’re hopeful that the river levels will fall…