UK weather: new yellow weather warnings for ice issued for large parts of UK | UK weather

Scattered wintry conditions will continue for the next 24 hours, before milder air moves in from the northwest Met Office He said to look at the latest storm.

A weather forecaster said he saw it Wednesday night of England, Cambria and Northern Irelandthe coldest night of the winter, with -11.2C, -7.9C and -7.2C resp. In Scotland -12.4C was recorded Tulloch bridge in Innerness-shirethe winter is recorded as low as -13.3C on January 6.

Chief Met Office Astrologer; Paul Gundersenhe said:

Another very cold night is expected tonight with temperatures dipping as low as -16C where snow has fallen in Scotland and northern England.

Temperatures will also be well below freezing across much of the UK so there will be a continuing risk of ice and snow overnight and during the early hours of Friday morning.

Milder air will try to move into the UK from the north west on Friday morning, heralding the end of this spell of cold impact.

Increasing cloud and light rain, possibly a little before snow, will start to affect parts of the north then north of the UK over the weekend.

Here, temperatures will be around average on Sunday and will be much milder on Monday, with temperatures reaching double digits in Northern Ireland, Northern England and Scotland.”

The Met Office He said Wednesday night’s temperature was the coldest on record Shap in Cumbria at -11.2C.

Temperatures had been forecast by the Met Office to drop as low as minus -16C overnight. BBC weather forecaster MeteoGroup predicts that Thursday night will reach -20C in remote parts. northern England and Scotland

A Met Office spokesman told the PA news agency that they are “expecting another very cold night tonight”. Temperatures are expected to turn less cold from the north to the west over the weekend.

The number of people in the hospital with the flu of England continues to rise, with reporting staff under the same pressure as at the height of the Covid pandemic, NHS said the medical director.

According to the PA news agency, the information from NHS England shows an average of 5,408 flu patients in beds in England each day last week, including 256 in critical care. This is up 21% from the previous week’s 4,469, when 211 were in critical care.

It is also nearly five times the number on December 1, when the total stood at 1,098.
Stephen Powis ProfThe NHS national medical director said it was difficult to quantify “how tough it is on frontline staff at the moment – with some staff working in A&E saying their days at work feel like some of the days we had at the height of the pandemic.”.

The PA news agency reports that the average number of patients in hospital in England each day of the week was much higher than last winter, with an average of just 1,548. Even this stage is higher than two years ago.

About 20 NHS trusts across England have declared critical incidents and said their services are experiencing extremely high demand.

Augustus said:

It is clear that hospitals are under exceptional pressure at the start of this year, with mammoth demand from this persistent cold and respiratory viruses such as flu – all on the back of 2024 to record the busiest A&E and ambulance teams.

I never fail to be impressed by the excellent work done by NHS staff across a range of services [are doing] in the face of ongoing challenges, remaining compassionate, professional and doing everything they can to see patients as quickly as possible while often working in hospitals that are full to capacity.

It’s hard to quantify just how difficult it is for frontline staff at the moment – ​​with some staff working in A&E saying their days at work feel like some of the days we had at the height of the pandemic.

Powis urged people to only use 999 and A&E in life-threatening emergencies, to use NHS 111 and 111 online for other conditions, as well as to use GP and pharmacy services.

Temperatures in parts Ireland It dropped to -7.5C overnight while weather warnings remain in place, reports the PA news agency.

The lowest temperature of memory a He met Ireland in Mullingar, County Westmeathin central Ireland, when -7C is recorded of Athens, County Galwayand -6.7C in Oak Park, County Carlow.

Work continues to restore power, with about 500 homes, farms and businesses said to be affected, while about 4,500 customers – mostly in the counties of Tipperary, Limerick and Kerry – they are without water.

An orange weather warning for low temperatures and ice Lagenia, Cavan, Monaghan, Munster and Connacht It was in place until 11am on Thursday.

Another orange weather warning for low temperatures and ice has been issued for the county on Thursday morning Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Galway, Roscommon and of Tipperary. Road disruption and delays and poor visibility are expected in the affected areas as a result of this warning, which is in effect from 7pm on Thursday to 8am on Friday.

A yellow warning for cold temperatures and ice is in place for the whole of Ireland until midday on Friday, when widespread frost, ice, snow and some patches of freezing fog are expected. Potential road disruption and poor visibility is also possible.

meanwhile in Northern Irelandyellow warning of snow and ice in place of counties Antrim, Derry and Fermanagh until 11am on Thursday, while the yellow fog warning expired at 9am.

Manchester airport Cuni digs his own, but travelers are warned that, due to the closure of the former, we may experience some delays in departures and arrivals.

The airport reminds passengers to check with their airline for last flight information and to allow extra time for their journeys.