Heavy snowfall at Manchester Airport (Picture: Twitter/@DafyddGraig)
Manchester Airport has temporarily closed both its runways due to heavy snowfall.
A statement on Twitter said: ‘Following a period of heavy snowfall, we have temporarily closed both runways.
‘Health and safety will always be our top priority and operations will resume at the earliest opportunity.
‘Passengers are advised to contact their airline for the most up-to-date flight information.’
People across many parts of the country are bracing themselves for few days of travel disruption as snow, ice and bitterly cold temperatures grip the nation.
It is set to be a cold and frosty start to many places on Thursday morning when temperatures could dip to -4C or -3C in towns and cities or even -8C in rural spots where snow may lie on the ground.
A level three cold weather alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency, warning of conditions that ‘could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services’, is in place until 9am on Friday.
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The yellow weather warnings which are in place across western parts of the UK, Wales and the north of Scotland run until noon on Thursday while the ice warning for the south west of England lasts until 10am on Thursday.
The Met Office said: ‘As well as some low temperatures overnight, scattered showers will continue to affect northern and western areas.
‘These showers are likely to be a combination of rain, sleet and snow, with some accumulations possible, especially over high ground.’
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‘Passengers are advised to contact their airline for the most up-to-date flight information.’
