London schools announce closures with 20cm of snow’ due to envelope coastal areas

Hundreds of schools in Scotland were shut again on Wednesday amid the wintry weather and motorists were advised to drive with care due to “tricky” conditions.

All council schools and nurseries in Shetland and Orkney were closed, along with 144 in the Highlands and about 90 in Aberdeenshire, while others delayed their opening times.

In recent times snow and cold weather has continued to ravage most countries and cities in Europe and America making life uncomfortable for residents.

Currently in Winnipeg, Canada the weather is hovering around -24 and -28 and immigrants who are new to the city are crying blue murder as most of them are finding it difficult to cope with the harsh weather conditions.

In its outlook for Wednesday afternoon, the Met Office said: “Snow showers continue to feed into coastal areas, mainly across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Elsewhere, many inland areas dry and sunny, though cloudier skies at first in south with the odd wintry flurry possible. Another cold day for all.”

Looking ahead to tonight, it added: “Clear periods for most this evening and overnight with temperatures quickly plummeting. A severe frost developing inland with icy patches. Further snow flurries in northern coastal areas at times.”