Gale force winds, heavy snow and bitterly cold temperatures will mark the arrival of Storm Emma
Channel: Александр Юрьевич Чукланов
Date: 2018-02-28

UK weather: Storm Emma on the way as red 'severe weather' warning issued - here's how much more snow is coming
Up to 40cm of snow is forecast and people in Scotland have been warned to stay indoors for the next 24 hours
Gale-force winds, heavy snow and bitterly cold temperatures will mark the arrival of Storm Emma.
A red 'severe weather' alert warning has been issued by the Met Office for part of Scotland this afternoon and into tomorrow morning.
It is only the second red warning for snow EVER issued by the Met Office. The only other was in Wales in January 2013.
Snowfall and sub-zero temperatures - it plunged to -11C in Hampshire overnight - have already ground much of the UK to a halt with more than a thousand schools closed on Wednesday.
But windspeeds are expected to pick up and temperatures could plunge to an Arctic -15C with the arrival of Storm Emma with more weather warnings issued by the Met Office .
The cold snap will really bite today and into Thursday.
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Bitter easterly winds from northern Scandinavia and north west of Russia will continue to cross the UK and even without the wind chill, values will struggle to edge above freezing during daytime and plunge significantly below zero overnight, with lows of -8C in places.
It could even drop to -14C in the Scottish Highlands.
A red weather warning is rare and means extreme weather is expected.
The Met Office say: "Red means you should take action now to keep yourself and others safe from the impact of the weather.
"Widespread damage, travel and power disruption and risk to life is likely. You must avoid dangerous areas and follow the advice of the emergency services and local authorities."
It is in place from 3pm today until 10am tomorrow and football matches have already been postponed.
A deluge of snow is expected on Thursday and Friday, as Storm Emma - named by the Portuguese Met Service - pushes into southern England from the continent.
This could lead to significantly disruptive snow across southern UK, while gales and freezing rain may pose additional major hazards.
Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: “We are expecting quite wide impacts from Emma when she arrives on Thursday night.
“We are forecasting more snow, strong winds and freezing rain which will make driving conditions extremely dangerous.”
He added that Storm Emma will provide a "different dynamic" to the weather, with freezing rain likely to cause travel disruption.
Multiple amber and yellow weather warnings remain in place for the rest of the week for large parts of the country.
A yellow warning for snow is in place until midnight on Sunday.
Scotland:
Scotland will be one of the worst hit by the extreme weather. People in central Scotland have been advised to stay indoors from 3pm today until 10am tomorrow. Up to 40cm of snow could fall by mid-morning on Thursday with snowdrifts being considerably higher.
The Met Office say: "Heavy snow showers and drifting of lying snow in the strong easterly winds will become more widespread across the area later on Wednesday afternoon, through the evening and overnight into Thursday.
Police Scotland warning
Chief Superintendent Stewart Carle, Head of Road Policing said: "The Met Office has now increased the weather warning to Red, the first time this has occurred for snow storms.
"We can't stress enough that all travel should be avoided unless it's essential being absolutely necessary and extremely important.
"Police Scotland's national Multi Agency Command Centre, is co-ordinating our emergency response across all Local Policing Divisions in Scotland and will continue to do throughout the next 48 hours."
"Roads will become blocked by deep snow, with many stranded vehicles and passengers. Long delays and cancellations on bus, rail and air travel are expected.
"Some communities could become cut off for several days. Long interruptions to power supplies and other services."
It is highly likely hundreds, if not thousands, of schools will remain closed on Thursday.
Northern England:
It will not be quite as heavy as north of the border but widespread snow is still forecast, along with strong winds on Thursday. Today there has been 'thundersnow' in some areas of Tyneside.
Some places are likely to have an additional 15-25cm of snow, locally as much as 40cm. An amber warning is in place until 6pm on Thursday.
Midands:
Parts of Wales and western England could have 10-15cm of snow on the ground by the end of Friday. Freezing temperatures will make travel treacherous and an amber warning covers parts of the east Midlands.