A YELLOW weather warning for lightning and snow has been issued for much of Scotland & Northern Ireland as schools were forced to close.
A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued across Northern Ireland from Thursday evening through to Friday morning.
Brits have been advised to brace for snow and ice across Scotland and northwest England through the same period.
The Met Office has warned of the possibility of 10 to 20cm of snow on higher ground, along with strong blustery winds and a chance of showers that could be accompanied by frequent lightning.
Meanwhile, the Environment Agency said that severe flooding is expected to continue and “strongly recommended” that residents evacuate from behind the defences due to the risk and take action to implement their emergency flood plans as severe flooding to homes and main roads were expected to continue.
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