Lots of luvverly snow on the way. Who wants to bet the usual dickheads will
get stuck abd blame someone else.? (Not me, for one)

The note at the bottom shows that fog does have some uses, for the idiots at
least.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4463616.stm

Britain braced for heavy snowfall

Weather forecasters have warned that large parts of Britain will be hit by
heavy snow which is likely to cause disruption over the next four days.

Wintry conditions will hit northern Scotland in the early hours of Thursday,
before spreading to Northern Ireland and the north of England.

Southern parts of England are also expected to be affected overnight on
Thursday and into Friday.

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning ahead of the cold snap.

The warning stated: "Areas at highest risk for snow will be northern and
eastern Scotland along with Northern Ireland, where winds will also reach
severe gale force.

"Showers will fall widely as snow over high ground where local blizzard
conditions are expected giving significant accumulations of snow with
drifting.

There is a higher risk for Wales and south-west England on Friday,
especially over hills and moors.

Forecasters warn that there is a moderate risk of snow affecting southern
and central areas of England on Friday night and Saturday.

However, it is thought that by this stage most of it in other areas of the
UK will be restricted to high ground.

BBC Weather Forecaster Jay Wynne said: "Temperatures will remain low this
week with widespread night-time frosts.

"Generally, at nights we should see the thermometer dipping to around zero
to -2°C in the cities, and even colder in rural areas, with daytime
temperatures reaching a high of around 3 to 4°C.

"On Friday, it will feel more like -5 to -10°C in most of the towns and
cities across the UK due to the strength of the wind."

'Sensible driving'

More than 100 gritters and snowploughs in Aberdeenshire are already on
standby, in advance of the snowfall warnings.

Tom Mitchell, the council's head of operations, said: "Winter weather can
vary greatly from year to year, and our staff and equipment have been on
standby since last week."

Meanwhile, Lothian and Borders Police's Traffic Branch warned motorists to
take care on the roads after a number of fatal accidents in the region in
recent weeks.

Superintendent Phil O'Kane, branch commander, stressed the importance of
"sensible driving" in winter months.

Thick fog

He said: "The days get darker earlier and visibility is often poor due to
the combination of little light and adverse weather conditions."

Meanwhile, the thick fog which has accompanied wintry conditions in some
areas has prevented drivers on the M6 in Cumbria from being caught by speed
cameras.

The county's safety camera partnership has reported that more than 150
vehicles were caught travelling at 70mph on Tuesday night in a section of
contraflow near Tebay, where the temporary limit is 50mph.

However, the fog was so heavy that the cameras failed to even make out the
shape of some of them.