PA Media reports, citing National Highways, that the M5 in Gloucestershire is closed southbound from junction 11A for Gloucester to junction 12 for Quedgeley because of “extensive flooding”.
In an update it said “contractors are en route to try to deal with the flooding”.
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The latest Met Office map shows the extent of the weather warnings in force across the UK, with heavy rainfall predicted in southern England, and warnings about snow and/or ice in place in parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can find the weather warnings here.
Met Office map of weather warnings on morning of 6 January Photograph: Met OfficeShareManchester airport closes runways due to snow
Manchester airport has issued a statement saying that its runways are closed due to snow.
At 6.30am the airport put out a message saying:
Our runways are temporarily closed due to heavy snow, as our teams work hard to clear them as quickly as possible.
The safety of our passengers is our top priority, and we appreciate your patience during this time. Please check with your airline for the latest flight information and allow extra travel time today.
We will update you as soon as possible. Thank you.
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Welcome to the Guardian’s rolling coverage of weather and travel news in the UK, where commuters are urged to brace for snow showers, and ice, rain and travel disruption is likely due to the adverse conditions on the first Monday back to work in the new year. Here are the latest headlines …
Snow has closed the runways at Manchester airport as travel disruption is threatened across multiple areas of England, Wales and Scotland
A yellow rain warning for southern England from Cornwall across to Kent will last until 9am on Monday, while a separate rain warning covering much of Wales, the Midlands and parts of Greater Manchester and Yorkshire is in force until 8am
A yellow warning for snow and ice covering most of northern England and Wales is in place until midday on Monday, while a yellow ice warning covering large parts of Northern Ireland expires at 11am
The north and west of Scotland are covered by a yellow warning for snow and ice until 11am on Monday, with another for snow and ice in central and eastern parts of the country in place until midday.
A further yellow snow warning covering part of the Scottish Lowlands including Edinburgh is in place until midday
The Environment Agency had issued 65 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 262 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible, across England as of 6am on Monday