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Weather forecasters are predicting major snowfalls to blanket the UK beginning tonight and continuing for the rest of the week.
Some of the heaviest snowfalls for years are forecast for this week, bringing the prospect of delays and cancellations for rail and air passengers and hazardous conditions on the roads.Forecasters issued a severe weather warning yesterday, with predictions of up to 6in (15cm) of snow in South and Mid Wales and about 2in for London by tomorrow morning.
Parts of southern England could have snowfalls of 4in. London is expected to have its heaviest snowfall since just before the new millennium, when blizzards with temperatures of minus 5C (23F) swept across the South East. The Midlands are also expected to have bad weather.
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The Met Office said that it was expecting heavy snow to develop across southwest England and much of Wales tonight. “This is expected to extend across the Midlands, London, the South East of England and East Anglia during Thursday morning.” It added that the snow would cause disruption to travel networks.
The Met Office, the government's meteorological service, was overwhelmed by blizzard conditions before a snow flake had fallen. The website crashed. It was unavailable for most of the day.
[W]e're delighted to report that just the threat of some white stuff falling from the sky has buried the Met Office. The weather-botherers' site currently offers:
Web site unavailable
The Met Office web site is currently experiencing a high level of demand from visitors to the site. We are sorry for any inconvenience, please try again.
Yup, we now don't even need real crap weather to bring the UK to its knees - the mere mention of the word "snow" is enough to reduce the Blighty to anarchy and despair. For the record, the whisper on the street is that it may snow later. Or not.
From the Met Office's "about" page:
We are one of the world's leading providers of environmental and weather-related services.
Except when inclement weather threatens.
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