Two London Underground lines are running with severe delays this morning while the capital braces itself for snow today.
On the railways, National Rail is warning travellers to check their journeys before setting off in light of the Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice still in place.
The yellow weather warning covers London and the South, the Midlands, parts of North Wales, the North West of England, west and northern parts of Scotland, as well as Northern Ireland.
Some roads and railways are likely to be affected, and there could be icy patches on untreated roads, the forecaster said.
On the London Underground, commuters taking the District or Piccadilly Tube lines should prepare themselves for a longer than usual journey to work.
The District line is reporting severe delays while engineers work to fix a faulty train at Upminster, while the Piccadilly is once again hampered by a shortage of trains due to ongoing repairs to damage caused by ‘leaf fall’.
There is no service on the Lioness line between Watford Junction and Willesden Junction and severe delays between Willesden Junction and Euston while Network Rail fix a faulty train at South Kenton.
Tickets are being accepted on London buses and London Underground Services via reasonable routes.
Temperatures are expected to plummet even further this evening and on Thursday.
Some areas are expected to drop as low as -20°C.
This includes places that are still experiencing snow cover, it could be as cold as -14°C to -16°C on Wednesday night, and on Thursday the Pennines and snow fields of Scotland could register temperatures as low as -16°C to -20°C.
That would be colder than was experienced at the weekend when a low of -13.3°C was recorded at Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands.
The last time the UK had any temperature below -20°C was in February 2021 when Braemar in Aberdeenshire was measured at -23°C.
There is no service between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone while a faulty train is fixed at South Kenton.
Tickets are being accepted on London buses via reasonable routes.
There is a good service on the rest of the line.
People at a snowed in pub in Yorkshire have finally been rescued after two snow ploughs managed to reach the remote location.
The pubgoers found themselves trapped inside Britain’s highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn, during this week’s snowstorm and they even ran out of sausages at one point.
The 40 people – including 32 customers and six staff – were snowed in since Saturday but it wasn’t all bad news.
Strangers soon became friends and bonded over dancing and beer.
They’ve finally been rescued and farmers led a convoy from the pub along a twisting moorland road to safety despite fears the drifting snow may have forced the convoy to return.
There are delays of 60 minutes on approach to the A12 this morning at junction 17 for Great Baddow after a crash between junction 17 and 16.
There are currently 8 mile queues on approach to the area.
Police and the ambulance service are currently at the scene.
There are severe delays between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge because of a person that was ill on a train at Eastcote.
Minor delays are impacting services between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Baker Street.
Half of London is set to be hit by snow today with a North and South divide.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow covering Southern England from 9am until midnight tonight.
The warnings stretch from Cornwall all the way to South London and even Sussex with the forecaster expecting a ‘weather system to push snow into some southern counties which could then prove disruptive.’
Check where the snow will hit in London below.
Yellow weather warnings in place for snow:
London and the South
Yellow weather warnings in place for snow and ice:
West and northern parts of Scotland
Northern Ireland
Yellow weather warnings in place for ice:
North Wales
North West of England
The A1 in Lincolnshire was closed northbound between the B1174 near Grantham and the B6326 for Balderton.
This was due to significant flooding caused by severe weather this week.
This part of the road has reopened following the disruption.
National Rail has warned that there is disruption on Great Western Railway (GWR) services this morning in Cornwall between Liskeard and Looe.
Disruption is expected until at least 12pm today.
It said: ‘Flooding at Sandplace means that the line running through this station is closed.
‘Trains are unable to run between Liskeard and Looe, and have been cancelled.
‘A rail replacement taxi service is running between Liskeard and Looe to help with your journey.
‘Please note, taxis will not depart at the times of the trains due to the extended journey times expected when travelling by road.
‘Please wait at the front of stations for these taxis.’
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow covering southern counties of England from 9am until midnight on Wednesday, which could prove disruptive.
Between two and five centimetres of snow could accumulate fairly widely and as much as 10cm over higher ground, with the warning stretching as far as south London.
Weather warnings issued on Tuesday for snow and ice remain in place until midday on Wednesday.
Some roads and railways are likely to be affected, and there could be icy patches on untreated roads, the forecaster said.
The Piccadilly line is once again running with severed delays ‘due a shortage of Piccadilly line trains while we fix damage caused by leaf fall’.
Customers hoping to travel between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge are advised to use the Metropolitan line to complete their journeys.
On the District line, the problem is a faulty train at Upminster. Tickets are valid on London Buses, South Western Railway & C2C.
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