London is heading back to work on ‘Black Ice Monday’ after yesterday saw the heaviest snow fall in almost five years, causing chaos on roads and rail routes across the capital.
Commuters battled through their journey to work as trains and the tube network caught up after mass cancellations yesterday.
The Met Office has issued a yellow ice warning for London and the south east, with conditions expected to be at their worst between 9.25am and 4pm today.
Some snow is still expected in parts of the capital, with rainfall from Storm Anna passing across Belgium and France affecting areas of the south east today.
Most rain and sleet will have passed eastwards by late afternoon, but the Met Office will continue to monitor conditions.
Schools across the capital have also been forced to shut their doors with public transport strained under the pressure from several inches of snow yesterday.
London commuters battled through their journey to work as trains and the tube network caught up after mass cancellations yesterday. Pictured is a Jubilee Line train running on icy tracks in Stanmore, north London
The capital experienced the highest levels of snow fall since March 2013, with snow and ice accumulations still spread across the city. Early morning commuters are pictured trudging down the platform in Stanmore, north London
Children are pictured walking to school in Stamore, north London. Several of the capital’s schools have been forced to close
Yesterday saw the highest levels of snow in London for almost five years – since March 2013. Londoners took to social media to post pictures of parks, gardens and vehicles covered in white
Those expecting to jet off in search of some winter sun have been faced with delays and cancellations at almost all of the capital’s airports.
Transport for London said there was a good service on the network, but warned some services may be affected later on.
National Rail say poor weather conditions are still affecting train services across England and Wales, with several key routes out of London disrupted.
A spokesman said heavy snow is causing serious disruption on the London Northwestern Railway, with trains out of London Euston running with severe delays or cancellations.
Snow has largely cleared in central London, but commuters and sightseers are battling high winds, rain and sleet
Schools across the capital have also been forced to shut their doors with public transport strained under the pressure from several inches of snow yesterday. Pictured are
Transport for London said there was a good service on the network, but warned some services may be affected later on
Chiltern Railways, Gatwick Express, CrossCountry, Great Wstern, Virgin, London Midland, Southern and ThamesLink services have all been affected and passengers are advised to check for updates before travelling.
Flights at Heathrow Airport are disrupted ‘due to crew and aircraft being out of position following yesterday’s weather’, with flyers told to check online before going to the airport.
At Gatwick Airport ‘high winds in the South-East and storms across Europe are likely to cause disruption to some flights today’.
London Southend also has delays and cancellations today, while Stansted and London City Airport are reported to be operating as normal.
Those flying from Luton could also see delays or cancellations, with further snow forecast until midday. Passengers are advised to check before travelling.
The Met Office reported snow and ice accumulations of up to a metre on Monday, with some snow still expected to fall in parts of the south east.
In the absence of ice there will be a ‘mixture of rain and sleet’, with forecasters warning against ‘possible injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces’.
A forecaster told MailOnline: ‘We still have some falling snow in parts of the south east of England.
‘Storm Anna is working it’s way across France and Belgium, but that weather feature will extend across the south east bringing wintery showers. That will be mixed in with sleet and snow.
‘That weather feature will have worked its way eastward by about tea time, when there will be some northerly winds making it feel quite cold.’
Heathrow Airport was in chaos yesterday with stacks of flights cancelled or severely delayed. Pictured are passengers waiting in Terminal 5
Heavy snow and ice was on the ground as people woke up in areas of north London (pictured) this morning