BRITS have been hit with snow travel chaos as yet another cold snap sweeps across the UK.
Forecasters have placed much of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland under a snow and ice yellow weather warning for the next three days.
Wintery snowy scenes in the North Yorkshire village of Goathland[/caption]
Snow falls in Tynemouth in the North East[/caption]
Snow on the Tommy statue on North Shields Fish Quay[/caption]
Wednesday’s alert covers most of southern England, including London and much of the North.
Meanwhile, Scotland could even see up to seven inches of snow in northern areas.
And another white stuff warning covers the entirety of Northern Ireland.
The Met Office warns: “Ice and some snow leading to difficult travel conditions in places.
“Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services. Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.
“Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.”
They say there is also a chance that rural communities could be cut off for several days.
And people should be prepared for long interruptions to power supplies, gas, water, telephone and mobile phone coverage.
The UK will be covered in warnings until Friday – and Brits up and down the country on Tuesday woke up to the first bout of snow.
The mercury is set to plunge minus 15C in some isolated Scottish glens this week.
People in southern England and South Wales can expect to wake up to snow on Wednesday but it is unclear whether it will settle, the Met Office said.
Snow is more likely to settle when it moves across much of northern England, Northern Ireland and much of Scotland on Thursday.
Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said snow should fall where cold Arctic air moving south towards the UK meets warmer air moving up from the South West.
He added: “As we move into the weekend as that low pressure has moved out from the East, there is a further band of rain likely to move from the South West, which could knock against cooler air and create sleet showers.
“Next week there will be a gradual warming back to something a little bit more typical for the time of year.”
Thursday’s weather warning covers much of the country[/caption]
Heavy snow in Aberdeen has left cars stuck[/caption]
Cars driving through snowfall in Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire[/caption]