Ash cloud still creating havoc across Europe

Volcanic ash spewing from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano has once againshut down air travel across parts of Europe.Airports in Amsterdam, Scotland and Ireland remain closed and Heathrow andGatwick in London are still running a restricted air travel schedule onMonday.

London's main airports reopened at 7 a.m., local time Monday with delays andcancellations to remain throughout the day today.

AccuWeather.com meteorologists said prevailing winds will continue carryingash across the UK and as far south as northern Germany and the Netherlandsthrough Monday.

The ash is not expected to reach Spain, Italy or the rest of central andsouthern Europe.

Later Monday, the winds near the volcano will start steering the ash dueeast of Iceland, preventing new ash from being blown toward the U.K. However,it is difficult to determine how long the ash that just recently spread overthe U.K. will remain there.

If eruptions subside, AccuWeather.com meteorologists foresee winds dyingdown enough for residual ash to dissipate over the next few days. However, ifash continues to spew from Eyjafjallajokull late in the week, prevailing windscould again spread fresh ash across European airspace by the upcomingweekend.

Airports were closed Sunday across Scotland and the north of England,including those as far south as Manchester and Liverpool.

Steering winds at the height of the ash cloud Monday could transport ashfarther south over the U.K. and perhaps over the northern Europemainland.The Eyjafjallajokull volcano first started erupting in mid-April andsubsequently grounded flights across Europe for almost a week. There have beenperiodic delays and cancellations of flights since that first week followingthe initial eruption.