MAAJABU YA MUNGU ,TODAY 14/01/2013 IN BRITAINS ALL -WHITE THE SNOW IS HERE" SHEEP STAND IN A SNOW WALE BARAFU AU" TANZANIA NAKO SEHEMU MBALI MBALI HASA ZA UMASAINI MIFUGO YALA UDONGO BADALA YA MAJANI KWA UKOSEFU WA MVUA KUTONYESHEA MAENEO HAYO"

Britain's all-white! Band of snow drives across the country and there's more icy weather to come this afternoon as forecasters predict big freeze will last for a week

The heaviest snow for several years is falling today and almost every part of Britain will be hit, with forecasters predicting the freezing conditions are only going to get worse.
Up to 10cm will fall in places, making roads treacherous, and Newcastle, Leeds Bradford and Luton airports say that flights could be disrupted.
Forecasters have issued severe weather warnings for most of the UK and a large band of snow is running from eastern Scotland, down through eastern and central England and into London, causing rush hour chaos.
This bad weather could be the start of up to three weeks of freezing conditions, with Britain likely to be colder than Lapland by Wednesday.

Thrill: Evie Wilcox enjoys the snow in Nottingham today - the area of Britain that has had the most so far today"

Sledging: Daniel and James Egerton play on their sledge in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, which saw the highest amount of snow overnight"

 

Predictions: This weather map shows a distinct and powerful band of snow running right through the UK today"

Temperatures could hit -14 this week in Britain's coldest parts, while Utsjoki, in the Finnish part of Lapland, will be at around -5.
The heaviest overnight snowfall was in Nottingham, across the Pennines and parts of Scotland.
Some schools in the East Midlands, particularly in Leicestershire and Rutland, were closed this morning.
The RAC rushed 40 4x4 rescue vehicles to worst-hit areas and projected 11,000 breakdowns by this evening - up 20 per cent.
East Anglia and areas north of London were it busiest zones, they said.
Spokesman Simon Williams said: 'We’ve significantly boosted overtime shifts for Tuesday to cope with another increase in demand.'

 

'The cold weather looks like it will run to the end of the week,' a Met Office spokesman told MailOnline.
'But it is a high pressure from Scandinavia, which means it will be mostly cold and dry, and probably not too much snow after today.'

Wrapped up: Ruby was out having fun running around in the snow near Chichester today"

 

Freezing: Sheep stand in a snow-covered field near Skipton, Yorkshire today and they can expect more bad weather today.KAMA NI TANZANIA JUZI NILIACHA MIFUGO KAMA MBUZI NA NG'OMBE WAKIWA WANAKULA UDONGO BADALA YA MAJANI KWA UKOSEFU WA MVUA "SEHEM MBALI MBALI HASA ZA UMASAINI"Ama kweli wacheni Mungu aitwe Mungu ,ona sasa hapa UK" sheep zile barafu au ?" Mbuta Nanga"

Heavy: A pair of dog walkers stroll through the Recreation Ground in Ashbourne, Derbyshire in a serene scene this morning"

Icy: As the cold snap bites this car span off the road and landed on its roof near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire as road safety  campaigners urged drivers to be careful"

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