More travel chaos predicted as over 200 weather warnings threaten flooding - with snow also forecast
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTravel chaos is set to grip the UK yet again with more than 200 warnings and alerts threatening more floods - as temperatures plummet and torrential rain continues.
The Met Office has forecast more downpours in the coming days - while weather charts also show the possibility of a 'snow bomb', with parts of the country seeing up to seven inches of snow, the Mirror reports.
Currently, 207 flood warnings and 217 alerts have been put in place by the Environment Agency, and rail companies have warned of delays and cancellations. READ MORE: Mapped: When and where snow is forecast to hit the UK READ MORE: Greater Manchester weather forecast as mist and fog descends this weekend Met Office forecaster Jason Kelly said Brits would feel the mercury drop in coming hours.
He said: “The transition to lower temperatures will be noticeable over the weekend. It will become rather cold next week with lower-than-average temperatures across much of the UK, accentuated by brisk easterly winds in the south. “As the prevailing weather conditions will be characterised by high pressure, a good deal of settled weather is likely.
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