UK weather: 'Snowmelt' and three days of rain trigger 'danger to life' flood warnings

mirror.co.uk:

Flood warnings have been issued by the Met Office ahead of three days of heavy rain combined with melting snow. Much of southern England was coated in snow on Saturday with conditions so bad some areas were cut off.

And the snow makes way for heavy downpours during the start to this week. Around 30-60mm of rain could fall across large parts of western England and Wales between Monday and Wednesday.

The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning, saying to expect "heavy and prolonged" downpours with some snowmelt across hilly areas.

It comes after parts of the UK were hit by between four and eight centimetres (1.5-3in) of snow to start the weekend. An amber weather alert for snow was put in place for some areas on Saturday morning, with