UK weather live: Heavy snow predicted for parts of UK after Met Office warn of incoming arctic blast
The Met Office issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice across parts of the UK
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Your support makes all the difference.Up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days in the country’s “first taste of winter”, the Met Office has said.
The forecaster has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the UK between 4pm on Sunday and 10am Tuesday morning.
Throughout the warning periods, there is a chance of power cuts, disruption to road and public transport and the risk of injury from slipping on ice, the weather service added.
Sunday’s alert covers parts of northern Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, where up to 10cm of snow may accumulate on higher ground by Monday morning, the Met Office said.
On Monday, the warning covers areas in the East Midlands, Yorkshire, Wales and north of England overnight from 7pm and into Tuesday morning, where up to 20cm of snow could fall on high ground.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said that despite a “mild” start to the month, the upcoming conditions are more typical of “mid-winter to late-winter”.
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Pictured: Weather alerts across UK
Up to 20cm snow could hit UK
Up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days in the country’s “first taste of winter”, the Met Office has said.
The forecaster has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the UK between 4pm on Sunday and 10am Tuesday morning.
Throughout the warning periods, there is a chance of power cuts, disruption to road and public transport and the risk of injury from slipping on ice, the weather service added.
Sunday’s alert covers parts of northern Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, where up to 10cm of snow may accumulate on higher ground by Monday morning, the Met Office said.
On Monday, the warning covers areas in the East Midlands, Yorkshire, Wales and north of England overnight from 7pm and into Tuesday morning, where up to 20cm of snow could fall on high ground.
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