A major incident has been declared in Somerset due to the risk of flooding, while yellow weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued across the UK. A level three cold weather alert issued by the UK Health Security agency is in place until 9am on Friday January 20. ⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️ Snow and ice across parts of Northern Ireland, Wales, northwest England and southwest Scotland Wednesday 1200 – Thursday 1200 Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ pic.twitter.com/xNqC04PskK — Met Office (@metoffice) January 18, 2023Yellow weather warnings will be in place across most western parts of the UK, Wales and the north of Scotland until 12pm on Thursday. Merseyrail services have reported widespread disruption as a result of the cold weather. For more advice on how to keep well in the cold visit Asthma + Lung UK.”

Source: The Herald January 19, 2023 00:08 UTC