Arctic Weather Brings Snow and Ice Warnings for UK and France
- Freezing weather to predominate over northern Europe this week
- Transition to warmer period for region starts early next week
The sun sets behind the West Pier during cold weather in Brighton.
Photographer: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images
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Weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for the UK and France as a blast of Arctic air brings freezing weather to northern Europe this week.
Yellow weather warnings will remain in place for the next four days in the UK, with the icy conditions threatening to disrupt travel from Scotland and Northern Ireland to Wales and northern England, according to the Met Office. Alerts for snow and ice were also issued for a large swathe of northern France on Monday.