Motorway crash in Oldham amid further ice warnings

People in western Britain are being warned about more ice on the roads, as police reported a major pile-up on a frozen motorway.

Greater Manchester Police said seven people had been injured in the crash, which involved up to 10 cars on the A627(M) in Oldham.

Met Office severe weather warnings remain in place in Wales and western parts of England and Scotland.

Salt shortages will limit gritting, making driving conditions difficult.

More snow is likely in the Pennines and Scottish and Welsh hills but the Environment Agency has warned about flooding in some areas.

Temperatures in the West may reach 10C (50F) later, and there are fears warmer weather in the coming days may bring flooding.

BBC weather forecaster Sarah Keith-Lucas said Saturday could see localised flooding in western parts of the UK caused by melting snow and rain.

The Met Office said: "Heavy rain will move in from the west accompanied by strong to gale-force winds."

It added that up to 25mm (1in) of rainfall was likely.

An Environment Agency spokesman said: "There may be an increased risk of flooding in some areas over the weekend due to predicted heavy rain and the partial thawing of snow due to slightly higher temperatures."

Less cold again, but still below average

Monday 25 January 2010 to Sunday 7 February 2010
Less cold again, but still below average.

Lack of trust, suggests the signal of the virtual environment that Central Europe is now at the center of the cold high pressure. If this happens, then we cheeses, twenty-West.

If you are a center of low pressure in the north west of Scotland, which is equally likely, then again for the amounts of rain on average, maybe little more in the northern United Kingdom.

Temperatures remain below average, but the snow is probably more of a hill or a temporary event. Sunshine is still below average, though perhaps closer to the average North.

Monday 18 January 2010 to Sunday 24 January 2010

Less cold.

Nevertheless only for a while. "Cold high pressure over Scandinavia and operates on the south, so that our wind now confined in the south-east, south or southwest. The first two was cold, in the southwest, it is not.

Presuming a change in temperature of 2 degrees plus or minus 3 degrees, you could increase the rate of thaw.

Notes on the model too little precipitation, but a lot of clouds. Once again, Scotland is the best for the sun

Monday 11 January 2010 to Sunday 17 January 2010

Cold, but not so cold.

Has raised the temperature a few degrees on Sunday, freezing true now only found in the highlands, where temperatures vary either side of zero degrees Celsius in 2 or 3 degrees, day and night. Some thawing will take place during the day and freezing at night.

New snow only in the mountains in the north with drift. An early warning on [Rewrite.] As in the Atlantic Ocean meet the cold currents. This is a typical scenario for snow for the United Kingdom, and it is often difficult to distinguish between snow and rain in the forecast. The warning was issued because the likelihood of snow version is at least 60%.

After that, it is expected that the high Scandinavian will kill the Western Front on Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom and a cool breeze on the south-east with cloud much will be our fate. Which keeps the temperatures, snow and sunshine below average. Accept in Scotland, where the sun should be above the norm.

Cold, thaw on the road

The snow covers most of the United Kingdom, but the main roads and some city centers and well packaged. It will take a thaw.

Soon, our food, while in Scandinavia is, home to the cold Anticyclone, no changes in wind direction will take place as is in the air Anticyclone east quarter.This expected to drive south over the next four weeks ending in Central Europe. It gives our winds from the southwest.

In early February, thus approaching the normal temperatures and rain is more likely that the snow