UK TREND : The snow is starting to cover the whole of the UK

18 January 2023

This week, due to a cold snap, temperatures are falling below freezing, and large amounts of snow are falling in some areas of the country. Due to overnight ice, police have advised the public to only travel “if strictly essential.” This has resulted in hazardous driving conditions.

On Twitter, the hashtag #snow has been trending as people from all over the UK have been posting pictures and videos of the snow.

A blanket of snow layed across Derry.@bbcniweather @WeatherAisling #Derry #snow #snowday #StormHour #Ireland pic.twitter.com/4OyNjFg1VY

— Conor Feeney (@conorfeeney83) January 17, 2023

#Snow AND the #NorthernLights! Thanks to our #BBCWeatherWatchers in Scotland for these great pics last night. 🌌😍

Share yours here: https://t.co/sHtZMFUF3J pic.twitter.com/2ubwvIWvC4

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) January 16, 2023

Some people have also commented on the strong winds they are currently experiencing, particularly on Scottish motorways where there is “horizontal snow and 40 mph winds.”

Going to be a difficult night on the roads I think . Horizontal snow and 40mph winds . #aberdeenshire #snow #blizzards #stayhome pic.twitter.com/JF0HlwDuBV

— jane Wills 🇪🇺 (@JaneJwills) January 17, 2023

A twitter user posted a video of cars struggling to go “uphill in Inverness,” but a person using a mobility scooter was moving up the hill much more quickly and smoothly than the cars.

Cars struggling on the roads going up hill in Inverness then this happens.. get a mobility scooter #snow #snowfall #mobilityscooter @BBCScotlandNews @InvCourier @ScottishSun pic.twitter.com/nttpGTyhDG

— astutely (@StuartLilley2) January 16, 2023

Following a day of moderate climates, Twitter users expressed their surprise when “they woke up to snow,” saying that it was quite unexpected to find Scotland and parts of England covered in snow.

I was not expecting snow when I woke up this morning! This is just a photo from my phone but I did manage a quick walk before work so hopefully I will have some nice photos to post later #snow #Cornwall pic.twitter.com/IZ04wyhr0D

— Andrew Trenoweth (@KHK_Media) January 17, 2023

As the UK deals with freezing weather that has caused widespread disruption, heavy snowfall may result in power outages and road closures in some areas.

The United Kingdom, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all under four yellow weather warnings for snow and ice, and Scotland is under a yellow and amber alert

Heavy snowfall in West Cork, roads are covered in a good inch of fresh on frozen=lethal #snow #snowfall #Snowmageddon pic.twitter.com/Wa6BAjSJ8e

— Emperor of Cork. (@DaveForgiveness) January 17, 2023

While others believed snow to be “lethal” and a potential source of difficulties. Others praised the “fall of snow,” saying it was “nice to have some true winter weather instead of endless rain”.

A fall of snow in the peaks this morning. Nice to have some real winter weather instead of endless rain. #peakdistrict #snow #mondaythoughts pic.twitter.com/ruQYbOFF1v

— Rob in the Peak 🇺🇦🦌 (@Rob15333645) January 16, 2023

Up to 20 cm of snow is expected to fall in Aberdeenshire and the Highlands, while 15 cm of snow is possible in North Wales’s mountainous regions.

You might think this is a scene from Canada but infact no, this is from Garve, Ross-shire in the northern Highlands of Scotland today!#uksnow #snow pic.twitter.com/IyixeJO266

— MetWatch ☈ (@MetWatchUK) January 16, 2023

A "major incident" has been declared after a double-decker bus overturned on the A39 Quantock Road in Somerset.

Passengers on the bus included workers from Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.

Emergency services are at the scene. pic.twitter.com/5PPf4Tw82K

— GB News (@GBNEWS) January 17, 2023