Snow Forecast: Manchester Airport Shuts Runway As Met Office Issues Weather Warnings

In the wake of Storm Ewan...

The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings as the country continues to experience wintery weather.

Yellow “be aware” warnings were in place for ice in Orkney and Shetland, Highlands and Eilean Siar and the Grampians until 9am on Wednesday.

The Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for parts of the UK
The Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for parts of the UK
Met Office

The chief forecaster’s comments read: “A cold northerly airstream will feed frequent showers of sleet, snow and hail across northern Scotland on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

“Snow and ice look unlikely to prove hazardous along windward coasts but are likely to lead to difficult travel conditions inland and on high ground.”

Further south, areas such as Manchester and the Peak District experienced snowfall on Tuesday.

According to the Manchester Evening News, the runway at Manchester Airport had to be shut for half an hour due to snow on Tuesday.

@frostybutcher and at Manchester Airport !! pic.twitter.com/F1hZVW13UU

— Dan Doherty (@DanDohertyBlog) February 28, 2017

O my Snow at Manchester Airport, while in Southport its gorgeous blue sky & cloudy lol.

Xx❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/FkfhFM485x

— Samantha Thomas (@sammysandwch) February 28, 2017

A spokeswoman said no flights were able to land while the runway was cleared.

Four flights were diverted.

@manairport let the de-icing begin pic.twitter.com/0oDmEHqSuE

— bryanjaywalsh (@bryanjaywalsh) February 28, 2017

Planes at the airport also had to be de-iced before continuing on their way.

Many people shared pictures on social media of the snowfall...

Beautiful scenes from our practice windows this morning! #snow #manchester pic.twitter.com/NP4X4jcngk

— Urban Village (@uvmp1) February 28, 2017

Last day of winter going strong #manchester #snow pic.twitter.com/g7zEDwEnjI

— Hairwonderfulday (@HairWday) February 28, 2017

Snowy and cold morning on campus in All Saints Park. #manchester #snow #manmetuni pic.twitter.com/vgOZfjMcpb

— ManMetConference (@MMUConference) February 28, 2017

As well as other areas...

MATCH POSTPONED: Due to heavy overnight snow today's game with @DulwichHamletFC has been postponed. Talks ongoing about a new fixture date. pic.twitter.com/YvmIQiNK8A

— Macclesfield Town (@thesilkmen) February 28, 2017

Slow motion snow Tweedsmuir Scotland this afternoon #uksnow pic.twitter.com/w0Vk482F6G

— Paul Crabtree (@pacrabtree) February 27, 2017

So beautiful @Dawyck today. Snow and sunshine @TheBotanics pic.twitter.com/s4DAtAmPEg

— Dawyck (@Dawyck) February 28, 2017
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