Several days of snow, rain and strong winds are forecast for parts of the UK and weather warnings have been issued as Storm Bert is set to batter the country.
Storm Bert has been named by the Met Office, with wind gusts of up to 70mph expected in some areas.Heavy snowfall could bring further disruption to parts of the country while heavy rain is also likely, especially in western parts. Snow and ice warnings are in place for swathes of England and Wales apart from the South East on Thursday and Friday.
Parts of south-west England including Plymouth and Exeter are under a yellow warning for snow until 3pm on Thursday, with 5-10cm predicted in higher parts of Dartmoor.Met Office chief meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said: "A northerly airflow will continue to feed snow showers into Scotland over the next few days, with this reaching lower levels at times and bringing the potential for some travel disruption.
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