It seems that parts of the United Kingdom have received a major dusting of snow today. As most people know, the United Kingdom can’t handle snow in any shape or form (a common joke that we use in my office is that the city grinds to a halt when a flake of snow hits the ground, and goes into panic if two flakes of snow land. Any more than that is… well).
Initial predictions place most of the snow spreading from the South West of England and Ireland, Across the Midlands and then accross the UK during the day, hitting the Greater London area after 12:00GMT 18th January.
For latest weather, pick your outlet – BBC Weather, The Weather Channel, or … use your eyes when you wake up.
Most airports are expecting some issues – remember to hit their Twitter feeds for their latest updates – Here’s the list for those who need to know:
England
- Birmingham – twitter.com/bhx_official
- Durham – twitter.com/DurhamTVAirport
- Liverpool – twitter.com/LPL_Airport
- London City – twitter.com/LondonCityAir
- London Gatwick – twitter.com/Gatwick_Airport
- London Heathrow –twitter.com/heathrowairport
- Manchester – twitter.com/manairport
- Southampton – twitter.com/SOU_Airport
Ireland
- Dublin – twitter.com/DublinAirport
Northern Ireland
- Belfast – twitter.com/BELFASTAIRPORT
Scotland
- Aberdeen – twitter.com/ABZ_Airport
- Edinburgh – twitter.com/EDI_Airport
- Glasgow – twitter.com/GLA_Airport
Wales
- Cardiff – twitter.com/Cardiff_Airport
For Road Travel News, keep an eye on the the UK Highways Agency at http://www.highways.gov.uk/traffic-information/. Those of you on the railways (which will probably see the most impact) check for delays at http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.html
It goes without saying – allow extra time for your journeys today and if you’re flying today, check your flight is going to operate.
Safe travels.