UK Weather: Brits warned ‘stay safe’ on ice as ‘persistent & heavy’ rain causes floods and travel chaos after -7C chill

BRITS have been warned to "stay safe" on ice after "persistent and heavy" rain caused floods and travel chaos during a -7C chill.

Two Met Office weather warnings are in place today following "ice rink Monday".

A yellow ice warning which came into force for northern Scotland at 3pm yesterday will persist until 11am today.

Wintry showers will soak the area all day, with puddles likely to freeze over and a chance of snow.

Locals have been warned to look for "icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths";.

A yellow rain warning for north east England started at midday yesterday, and will carry on until 9am today.

The Met Office said: "Rain, with some snow over higher hills at first, will become persistent and at times heavy across northeast England during Monday and overnight into Tuesday. 

"Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible."

Surface water on roads will probably make journey times longer, with buses and trains also running late.

LNER has already announced that all lines are currently closed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Newcastle.

Forecasters said that yesterday was "cold and wet for many" across the UK.

The mercury sank to -7.3C in Drumnadrochit, a village on the western shore of Loch Ness.

Nearly 52mm of rain fell at the Royal Navy's air base near the Somerset village of Yeovilton.

A large number of schools are closed in Somerset after flooding across the West Country.

Sedgemoor Manor School said that its sewage systems were swamped, and that the school site is not safe to open today.

There are no weather warnings currently in place for tomorrow or the coming days.