Britain’s recent Arctic temperatures are about to grow more mild — but the Met Office has warned that winds are set to strengthen. After a dry start to today (Sunday), forecasts indicate that rain will spread across most parts of the UK.
The Met Office issued a yellow warning overnight on Saturday for snow and ice in parts of northern England and Scotland. Earlier on Saturday, many parts of the country shivered through another freezing day, with cloud and rain spreading in from the west.
Temperatures fell as low as minus 15.7C in Altnaharra in northern Scotland on Saturday, while the highest temperature of 12.C was recorded at St Marys Airport on the Isles of Scilly, south west of Cornwall. The Met Office had yellow warnings in place covering large swathes of the country after Storm Larisa battered parts of the UK with gales and blizzards.
Drivers were urged to get behind the wheel only if necessary, with some motorists left stranded due to heavy snowfall. In north Wales two hill-walking families had to be rescued after they were caught in poor weather on Saturday.
North East Wales Search and Rescue told the BBC that it received simultaneous calls to help two separate families who had been walking on Moel Famau, between Flintshire and Denbighshire. The service sent teams in 4X4 vehicles to the hill in the Clwydian Range.
The rescue service said visibility was down to 100m (328ft) at the time of the calls.
Meanwhile ,in Annahilt, Northern Ireland, rare snow rollers were spotted in a field in County Down by entomologist Adam Mantell. The naturally-occurring phenomena are the result of strong winds blowing across a flat, snow-covered field or hillside, the Royal Meteorological society (RMETS) told the BBC.
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