Met Office ice warning as POLAR VORTEX snow bomb buries Britain
The huge weather system - shown blowing to Britain on a satellite image – has been dubbed the "Beast from the West" by The Weather Outlook.said: "The Polar Vortex is strong so the jet stream is in rude health.A Met Office yellow warning for snow is in place until Saturday night for much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north east of England, while wind and rain are forecast for Wales with high winds expected on the south coast.
An "increased likelihood" of accidents and injuries have been warned of as patches of ice cover roads across the country while wind gusts of 65mph have been forecast.Multiple weather warnings for snow and ice are in place for much of the countryThe band of wintry weather has been dubbed 'beast from the west'Several cars were already involved in an accident on the M77 southbound at the Maidenhill exit slip near Newton Mearns, while part of the M8 was flooded at Paisley.
Police Scotland issued a warning to motorists as ice warnings are expected to remain in place into Sunday.He said: "It's mainly higher ground but that will affect some of the routes that travel across the Highlands and central parts of Scotland.
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