After snowpocalypse, Britons ask: is there more to come?

FOLLOWING a weekend that brought temperatures as low as -8.6C (Church Fenton, North Yorkshire) and a blanket of snow up to five inches deep, freezing Britons are asking: what next?

According to The Daily Telegraph, there is another month of snowpocalypse to come.

"Biting temperatures, snow showers and overnight frosts could last until the end of February," says the newspaper, stretching the definition of 'news' as it reports typical February weather.

The Guardian is more sanguine, saying "fears of further downfalls have receded" but anticipating low temperatures for the rest of the month in the south and east. The north and west, meanwhile, will experience "milder but more unsettled weather".

The Daily Mail admits that no further snowfall is forecast until Saturday but warns that the ice hazard will continue with "bitterly cold" temperatures in eastern parts of the country for the next 10 days.

While the snowfall did cause disruption, many people managed to enjoy the white stuff, with snowball fights, sledging, giant snowmen and even off-piste snowboarding and skiing.

The Mail reports that a 55-year-old man was airlifted to hospital in North Yorkshire on Sunday afternoon when he "came off his sledge at high speed". He suffered spinal injuries – but his condition is not thought to be life-threatening.

At least 64 schools were forced to remain closed today, mostly in the south east of England. Journeys on the London Underground were also disrupted, with passengers on a broken-down Tube forced to get out and walk. ·