Cold weather alert extended as UK to be hit by freezing Arctic blast
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe level three cold weather alert for the UK has been extended by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The warning has been extended until 9am on Monday March 13.
Previously the alert, covering all regions of England, was in place until midnight on Thursday March 9. Conditions are forecast to turn colder this week, with snow and sleet already falling in some parts of the country on Wednesday (March 8).
The wintry weather has been attributed to an Arctic blast, which is expected to bring more snow and ice throughout the UK, the Met Office said. READ MORE: LIVE as snow starts falling over parts of Greater Manchester amid weather warnings A number of national severe warnings for snow and ice were issued, with the Met Office saying further warnings, or updates to the current warnings, are “very likely”.
Dozens of flights were disrupted in the south of England amid snowfall across the nation following the coldest night of the year on Tuesday (March 7).
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