More Snow Forecast for Weekend after UK’s ‘First Taste of Winter’

THE GUARDIAN: Met Office warnings in place until Sunday as schools are closed and travel disrupted in Scotland

More snow has been forecast for the weekend after an Arctic blast brought the “first taste of winter for many” and the Met Office issued new weather warnings.

A yellow weather warning for frequent snow showers and possible hail is in place in many parts of north and west Scotland until midday on Thursday.

Between 2cm and 5cm (up to 2in) of snow is expected in many areas and it could reach 10cm in some parts of the north-west mainland, and 15-20cm (up to 7.9in) on higher ground, the Met Office said.

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BBC: Hundreds of drivers in Serbia have been rescued after becoming stranded due to heavy winter snow.

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A foot of snow had fallen in western South Dakota's scenic Black Hills by early Friday, though residents were bracing for as much as 3 feet of snow and wind gusts of up to 70 mph. The storm system also spawned a tornado in Nebraska, blanketed Colorado's northern mountains with snow and was threatening to push strong thunderstorms as far east as Wisconsin. » | Dirk Lammers, Associated Press | Friday, October 04, 2013

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