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Fears power cuts could leave thousands without heating as temperatures drop to -10C with thundersnow blasting UK

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December 9, 2022
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BRITS have been braced for power cuts that could leave thousands without heating as temperatures are set to drop to a bone chilling -10C.

Arctic conditions continued to batter the nation last night as temperatures plummeted, with numerous yellow weather warnings for snow and ice issued by the Met Office.

Fears power cuts could leave thousands without heating as temperatures drop to -10C with thundersnow blasting UK
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Moray and Aberdeenshire were hit hard with snowfall yesterday[/caption]

Fears power cuts could leave thousands without heating as temperatures drop to -10C with thundersnow blasting UK
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Met Office yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place today[/caption]

Fears power cuts could leave thousands without heating as temperatures drop to -10C with thundersnow blasting UK
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Thick frost covers vehicles in London this morning as temperatures plummeted[/caption]

Fears power cuts could leave thousands without heating as temperatures drop to -10C with thundersnow blasting UK
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People are seen playing in the snow in Edinburgh yesterday[/caption]

Fears power cuts could leave thousands without heating as temperatures drop to -10C with thundersnow blasting UK
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Fears power cuts could leave thousands without heating as temperatures drop to -10C with thundersnow blasting UK
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Fears power cuts could leave thousands without heating as temperatures drop to -10C with thundersnow blasting UK
There are power cut fears with temperatures dropping sharply
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Yellow weather warnings had already been issued for much of Scotland, England and Wales for ice since yesterday.

The Met Office has warned drivers that wintry showers will create further hazardous, icy patches on some roads this weekend.

While the forecaster said thundersnow had blasted north east Scotland – a phenomenon where thunderstorms form and give rise to downpours of snow.

Temperatures nearly hit -10C last night in what was the lowest recorded in England for December in almost a decade.

Below freezing conditions saw low of -8.2C in Benson, Oxfordshire was reported at midnight.

The National Grid said it is on standby to shore up power supplies this weekend as wind levels drop, according to the Daily Telegraph.

“Enhanced actions” may include households getting paid to voluntarily turn off their energy, it is claimed.

A spokesman for the company said: “Margins are expected to be tighter this week, particularly for the next few days. This is based on our current assessment and is subject to change.

While the ‘Troll of Trondheim’ caused disruption by forcing many schools in Scotland to close or delay their opening times yesterday.

“Our control room has a range of operational tools available to manage this. These actions also include our enhanced actions.”

The National Grid forecasts that wind generation in Britain is set to fall to 2.9 gigawatts today and 1.1 GW on Sunday.

This would take the company’s “spare capacity” below “adequate” levels. 

A Met Office forecast for today said it would be a “frosty start” with “very cold” temperatures particularly in rural areas.

Most parts of the country will see highs barely above freezing over the course of the day.

And forecasters have warned that artic conditions may cause travel disruption.

The weather service have also urged pedestrians to be careful because of icy surfaces or risk injury.

A number of schools in Scotland were forced to shut on Thursday because of the severe cold weather with 5cm of snow falling in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, and at Althnaharra in the Highlands.

Met Office chief meteorologist Steve Willington warned there is an “increasing risk of snow as the week progresses”.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a Level 3 cold weather alert covering England until Monday.

It comes after 2,000 homes in Sheffield were left without heating for five days, with a major incident declared.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has also agreed emergency planning, which includes sheltering homeless people from the severe weather.



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