More snow is set to fall today and tomorrow afternoon, bringing more disruption. Many parts of the UK are currently seeing heavy snow, which is spreading Eastwards. Weather forecasters say that some areas could see fresh accumulations of 8 inches but almost everywhere will see some of the 'white stuff' over the next few days. Councils are running low on rock salt supplies meaning several roads may have to be left untreated and some councils have had to resort to using table salt to keep the traffic flowing. The government has imported 40,000 tonnes of rock salt from Spain and other supplies are on their way from Germany, Italy and Tunisia. However, a spokesperson from the AA says that this may sound like a lot but each gritter run uses 130 tonnes so supplies will rapidly be depleted.
Motorists are being advised to drive with extreme caution in Nothern Ireland as two inches of snow is expected this evening. Across the rest of the UK the heaviest snow is expected on Monday afternoon but there will be some snowfall over the next 48 hours. The Met office has issued a severe weather warning for this period, details of which can be found on their website metoffice.gov.uk. The wintry storm will not only bring heavy snow but also strong winds, possibly leading to some drifting snow. In some areas the snow will be preceded by heavy rain, falling on saturated ground after last weeks snow melt. This could lead to some localized flooding.
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