NEARLY ALL of the UK under yellow weather warnings for snow and wind on Tuesday.
The Met Office has placed the WHOLE of England and Wales, and three quarters of Scotland, under a severe yellow weather warning for snow and wind.
A chilling map shows the extent of the affected area, with everyone from County Durham to Kent expected to feel the winter chill.
Heavy snow is expected across northern England and Scotland bringing likely travel disruption, especially over higher routes
Read our UK weather live blog for the latest news and updates….
- Joseph Gamp
Long range forecast for December 10 – 19
The Met Office says: “Remaining largely unsettled on Friday, particularly in the west, with showers or longer spells of rain at times, and snow possible across higher ground, mainly in the north.
“Looking drier in the east with some brighter spells. Generally light winds, and temperatures near to, or slightly below average.
“Showers and longer spells of rain for most through the weekend, with some hill snow likely at times, mainly in the north. Temperatures generally around average.
“Stronger winds at times, especially in the west, where these may reach gale force. Further into the period, blustery showers and longer spells of rain for a time before more settled conditions look likely to develop, most likely with milder temperatures, but a chance of some briefer colder interludes, bringing an occasional risk of frost.”
- Joseph Gamp
What to expect from Wednesday’s weather warning
- There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close
- There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected
- There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life
Short weather summary for Tuesday
The Met Office says it will be a "dry, frosty start Tuesday but turning very windy through the afternoon, with rain spreading to all parts".
It added: "Becoming drier during the evening as rain clears but staying windy.
"Maximum temperature 9 °C."
- Joseph Gamp
Met Office: Storm Barras will arrive on Tuesday
Storm barra will be hiting Ireland and the UK from Tuesday.
The Met Office tweeted: "#StormBarra has been named by @MetEireann and has triggered yellow weather warnings for large areas of the UK.
"Get the latest weather story and find out more about the wind, rain and snow we're expecting in the coming days."
- Joseph Gamp
Continued…
Mr Sexton said: "It's exhausting, it's wearing us down, and it's a constant worry. Every day seems to bring a new problem.
"On day nine there was torrential rain and our village started to flood. That was mainly because of the storm debris.
"What happened was that then flooded our village water works – it flooded our sewage system. Our neighbour couldn't use his toilet without it flooding.
"I had to clear standing water from the road, which got my clothes wet, and then return to a house without heating.
"From my window I can see a snapped telegraph pole and cables lying on the ground.
"The weather forecast is dreadful. We have not got any hope at all. It's awful, it's the futility of it."
- Joseph Gamp
Resident facing eleventh night without power 'has lost hope'
A man whose home has been affected by power cuts has said he has "no hope left at all" as he faces an eleventh night without central heating.
Stewart Sexton, who lives in Alnwick, Northumberland, is one of thousands of people still living without power in the aftermath of torrential rain and gale-force winds which battered the north-east at the end of November.
Storm Arwen affected power supplies to more than one million households 10 days ago, and Storm Barra threatens to bring further disruption as it moves in from the west on Tuesday.
Mr Sexton, 57, who lives with his partner, said Northern Power Grid has promised their power will be restored within 24 hours every day since it cut on November 26.
- Joseph Gamp
Band of rain moving eastwards, says Met Office
A band of rain is clearing as it moves eastwards, says the Met Office.
The Met Officem tweeted: "A band of rain continues to clear eastern areas #Monday afternoon, perhaps with some sleet and snow in the mix for a time.
"Elsewhere, largely bright with blustery showers, these #wintry on hills in the north with hail to low levels in places. Windy across all areas."
- Joseph Gamp
London weather forecast for today
A dry, chilly start with some patchy mist and fog in places.
Rain spreading east across the area late morning with strengthening winds.
This clears by the late afternoon to leave clear spells and some isolated showers.
Maximum temperature 7 °C.
- Joseph Gamp
Long range forecast for December 10 – 19
The Met Office says: "Remaining largely unsettled on Friday, particularly in the west, with showers or longer spells of rain at times, and snow possible across higher ground, mainly in the north.
"Looking drier in the east with some brighter spells. Generally light winds, and temperatures near to, or slightly below average.
"Showers and longer spells of rain for most through the weekend, with some hill snow likely at times, mainly in the north. Temperatures generally around average.
"Stronger winds at times, especially in the west, where these may reach gale force. Further into the period, blustery showers and longer spells of rain for a time before more settled conditions look likely to develop, most likely with milder temperatures, but a chance of some briefer colder interludes, bringing an occasional risk of frost."
- Joseph Gamp
Weather summary for Wednesday to Friday
The Met Office says the weather on Wednesday will be "unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain".
It added: "Often windy with coastal gales at times.
"Rather cold though snow mainly restricted to high ground in the north."
- Joseph Gamp
Incoming Storm Barra is named
The Met Office tweeted: "Storm Barra has been named by @MetEireann and is forecast to bring strong winds to much of the UK and snow to northern areas on Tuesday and into Wednesday.
"Stay weather aware."
The storm is expected to sweep across the UK and Ireland from midweek, with wind speeds of up to 45-50mph inland and up to 80mph in coastal areas.
- Joseph Gamp
What to expect from Wednesday's weather warning
- There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close
- There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected
- There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties
- There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
- There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life
Storm Barra to being wind and rain to Northern Ireland on Wednesday
The Met Office has placed more yellow warnings on Wednesday for strong wnds and rain in Northern Ireland and
The weather agency said: "Strong southeasterly winds will develop across Northern Ireland on Tuesday as Storm Barra moves eastwards across Ireland. Winds will gradually back easterly, peaking during Tuesday afternoon and evening before gradually easing.
"Gusts of 45-50 mph are expected widely, with 65-75 mph in exposed coastal locations. Meanwhile, persistent heavy rain will arrive on Tuesday morning. This will turn more showery during the afternoon, but these showers will be frequent and heavy, lasting overnight into Wednesday morning, before easing.
"Accumulations of 20-30mm are expected quite widely with 40-50mm possible over higher ground. The combination of heavy rain and gale or severe gale force southeasterly winds will bring difficult driving conditions, and there may even be a short spell of snow over higher ground in the west on Tuesday morning.
Dense fog patches in the south eastern England, warns Met Office
The Met Office: "There are some dense fog patches across southeastern England currently.
"Take extra care if you are travelling on the roads.
"Conditions will improve slowly through this morning."
Odds SLASHED on December being wettest ever
LADBROKES HAVE SLASHED ODDS on this month going down as the wettest December ON RECORD.
With Brits soon set to be battered by Storm Barra, the bookies have cut odds from 3/1 to just 2/1 on this being the wettest December EVER.
Elsewhere, it remains a 1/3 shot that any part of the UK wakes up to a White Christmas.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "Record-breaking rainfall looks increasingly likely for this month, although the odds suggest a White Christmas is still very much on the cards."
- Joseph Gamp
Further details on tomorrow's HUGE yellow wind warning
A deep area of low pressure moving in across the UK from the Atlantic is likely to bring high winds to many parts of the UK.
Strong winds arriving into the west through the morning, spreading inland and reaching eastern areas through the afternoon and early evening.
Gusts of 45-50 mph are expected widely, with 60-70 mph in exposed coastal locations.
Strongest winds will ease across inland areas into the overnight period.
- Joseph Gamp
What to expect from tomorrow's weather
The Met Office has placed 90% of the UK under a yellow weather warning tomorrow for wind and snow.
It means there will be:
- Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers
- Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel
- There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
- There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
Nearly ALL of the UK under yellow weather warnings for snow and wind on Tuesday
The Met Office has placed the WHOLE of England and Wales, and three quarters of Scotland, under a severe yellow weather warning for snow and wind.
A chilling map shows the extent of the affected area, with everyone from County Durham to Kent expected to feel the winter chill.
Heavy snow is expected across northern England and Scotland bringing likely travel disruption, especially over higher routes
Met Office summary for today's weather
The Met Office says: "Early rain in the north and west spreading eastwards, rain heavy at times with hill snow in the north.
"Brighter conditions heavy, blustery showers then follows from the west.
"Windy and feeling cold."
Energy Secretary to review firms' operations after Storm Arwen
Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has warned power firms that the Government will review their operations following continuing outages caused by Storm Arwen.
It comes as the Energy Networks Association (ENA) said that 3,190 homes were still waiting to be reconnected as of 2pm on Sunday. This was down from 4,025 homes on Sunday morning.
The majority of the impacted homes were in the north-east of England, the ENA added.
Mr Kwarteng visited the North East on Sunday to survey the damage done by the storm. During a visit to a Northern Powergrid call centre in Penshaw near Sunderland, Mr Kwarteng told the PA news agency: "I think we can make the system a lot more resilient.
"I had an experience on August 9 2019 when a million people in the South East were commuting and they had a power outage. Immediately after that we had a review and we looked at the system and we held the transport and train companies' feet to the fire and we have got a more resilient system.
"That's exactly what I want to happen this time. We will have a review, we will see if the distributor companies have enough infrastructure, we may even have enforcement action if necessary."
Ofgem will take enforcement action against companies who fail to restore power
The long delays have prompted energy regulator Ofgem to warn it will take enforcement action against network companies which failed to restore power to customers quickly enough following the storm.
It has also agreed with firms to lift the £700 cap on compensation which could be given to customers.
The change will allow those affected to claim £70 for each 12-hour period they are left without power, after an initial £70 for the first 48 hours.
Chief executive Jonathan Brearley told the BBC Radio 4 programme: “We are deeply concerned about customers who for over a week have been without power.
“We want to establish the facts and make sure we understand what has happened, whether the network companies have met their obligations. If they haven’t, we will take enforcement action.
“We have clear expectations of how fast they should get people back on the system.
“We do recognise the challenging circumstances those companies are in. But what we expect from the network companies is to be relentless in connecting people, but also to be putting support in place.”
- John Hall
Chilly temperatures
Forecasters said Scotland will be cloudy this morning with outbreaks of rain and hill snow today, but drier and brighter by the afternoon with a few showers in the west.
Northern parts of the UK will see highs of 6C while the south will see highs of 8C.
Sunday will continue to be chilly with some showers in the east of England, but the west is set to have dry weather and some sunshine.
Frost is expected in colder parts of the UK, including central and western Scotland where temperatures could drop to a freezing -3C and -5C.
- John Hall
How to watch December’s solar eclipse online
Weather permitting, Nasa will be streaming the eclipse live on its YouTube channel.
Nasa’s live stream should start at 1:30am EST (6:30am GMT) and aims to end at 3:37am EST (8:37am GMT).
The view of the total solar eclipse will be from a camera stationed at the Union Glacier in Antarctica.
- John Hall
Clever towel hack to stop your car windscreen freezing overnight
If you’re bored of spending an age de-icing the windscreen, one woman’s free tip will save you time each day – and all you need is an old towel.
She shared her nifty hack to TikTok, revealing she puts a towel over her windscreen overnight – which leaves her car frost-free in the morning.
It absorbs water and freezes instead of the windscreen, as she showed off her rock hard watermelon-themed towel, which she said was ‘like a crisp’.
She said: “When you put a towel on your windscreen to stop it freezing overnight.
“It’s frozen itself.”
So you can say goodbye to scraping ice in your gloves or boiling the kettle for warm water in winter.
- John Hall
What do you do if you hit black ice?
- Stay calm
- Do as little as possible and allow the car to pass over the ice
- Don’t brake
- Try and keep the steering wheel straight
- If your back wheels start to slide left or right very slightly turn the wheel the same way
- If you turn in the opposite directing you risk skidding and spinning off the road
- Slow down by taking your foot off the accelerator
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