A BBC weather presenter has revealed she was forced to abandon her travel plans and 'bed down' in the studios due to heavy snowfall. Linda Ludlow, a meteorologist at BBC Plymouth, chose to stay overnight rather than risk travelling in hazardous conditions.
Speaking from the studio, Ludlow said: 'I slept here. I had a sleeping bag. It wasn't worth trying to get here this morning and falling over and injuring myself. People couldn't get out, there were abandoned cars, some had crashed.' She added that her children thought it was 'like the film Night at the Museum', but admitted it wasn't that exciting.
The Met Office has issued weather warnings for snow and ice across northern Scotland and 'icy patches' throughout the UK. Temperatures are predicted to drop as low as -12C in some areas, with further snow expected over the next 72 hours.
Forecaster James Madden from Exacta Weather warned of 'moderate to heavy snow showers' and said temperatures could fall to '-10 to -12C in some of the coldest spots of the far north' by Tuesday and Wednesday. The approaching Storm Goretti may also bring blizzard conditions across England and Wales.
