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A separate alert for ice is in force across southern Britain with warnings to take extra care on slippery surfaces. Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge warned thermometers would nosedive into
minus double figures overnight, turning fallen snow into lethal rafts of ice. He said: “Temperatures were expected to fall very low on Monday night, especially where we have lying snow and
this snow and slush is likely to freeze, bringing potentially hazardous conditions for both motorists and pedestrians on Tuesday morning. “A low-pressure system named Storm Ana passing over
France will pull cold air into the UK through Tuesday and bring wintry showers along the east coast. Showers will continue to fall as snow into Wednesday, although it will be slightly
milder. “However it will be unsettled with strong winds and this will make it feel colder. “By the end of the week we are back into a polar airflow, bringing colder conditions and a further
risk of wintry showers.” Heavy snow crippled the country over the weekend, grounding flights, cutting off power and causing mayhem on the roads. Breakdown cover firm Green Flag said it had
received more than three calls every minute, over double the usual number for a Monday at this time of year.
