Ladbible X Whatsapp
  • iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Met Office issues danger to life warning

Home> News

Published 10:05 18 Dec 2022 GMT

Met Office issues danger to life warning

The warning is in place until 8pm

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

The Met Office has issued an amber ‘danger to life’ warning amid a spell of freezing rain and snow.

The warning is in place from 9am until 8pm today (Sunday 18 December) and advises:

  • Injuries from slips and falls and danger to life on icy surfaces are possible
  • Dangerous driving conditions may occur, leading to road traffic collisions, road closures and longer journey times; while pavements and cycle paths may become impassable
  • Bus, train and air travel may be affected by delays and cancellations
  • There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage

The warning is in place for northern England and includes areas such as Greater Manchester and Leeds.

The Met Office have issued an amber weather warning for the north of England.
Twitter

Advert

Alongside the amber warning in the north almost all of the rest of the UK has a yellow warning with potential disruption to public transport and dangerous driving conditions.

The Met Office said: “A cold and frosty start for many on Sunday morning, but rain and strong winds will quickly spread in from the west

“The rain will turn to snow for a time across the north, and freezing rain will bring some icy conditions in places too.”

Temperatures dropped as low as -2C earlier today but will warm up slightly later with highs of 14C in southern England.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Neil Armstrong said: “While the northerly airflow and cold conditions that have dominated our weather in recent days are coming to a close, there’s a potent mix of wintery hazards on Sunday which has resulted in several warnings being issued.

Advert

The majority of the country has been affected by the freezing temperatures.
Simon Dack News / Alamy Stock Photo

“As this milder air from the south moves north, there’s a continued chance of snow, even to low levels, in the north of the UK. Freezing rain, which is a relatively rare phenomenon in the UK, is likely to impact areas near the Pennines and could result in some power interruptions and travel disruptions.

“Within the Amber warning area, freezing rain could lead to the build up of 2-3mm of ice on untreated surfaces, which is likely to cause treacherous travel conditions and road closures.”

Alongside the Met Office's warnings, A Level 3 Cold Weather Alert is also in force by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) covering all of England.

Seems like an ideal excuse to cancel all your plans and stay home watching Christmas movies, if you ask me.

Featured Image Credit: Peter D Noyce / Alan Wilson / Alamy

Topics: Weather, UK News

Claire Reid
Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at LADbible who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats. You can contact Claire at [email protected]

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Met Office issues unprecedented 46 degrees extreme weather warning to Brits
  • Met Office issue rare 'danger to life' red weather warning as storm set to batter UK this weekend
  • Met Office issues urgent warning for all Brits to charge mobile phones and ‘prepare’
  • Met Office issues statement after warning over toxic cloud travelling across UK

Choose your content:

2 hours ago
3 hours ago
  • 2 hours ago

    Man, 92, found guilty of murder of woman nearly 60 years ago in UK's 'longest cold case'

    75-year-old Louisa Dunne was murdered in her Bristol home in 1967

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    'Marriage destroyer' holiday hotspot where Brits 'can't stop cheating' revealed

    Time to cancel those flights

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Brit ranked no.733 in world won't receive £99k prize money despite shock first round win at Wimbledon

    Oliver Tarvet won't see the money because of a sporting rule

    News
  • 3 hours ago

    Police in frantic search for victim's head after reality star girlfriend charged with murder

    Police believe he was killed nearly two weeks ago now

    News