The Met Office have issued a ‘yellow’ weather warning for snow and ice across Wales from 00:05 on Friday 8 December To: 1800 on Saturday 9 December.
Snow showers are expected to become increasingly frequent over northern Scotland late on Thursday and are expected across many other parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and western England on Friday.
2-5 cm of snow is likely for some, with 10-20 cm possible over high ground, mainly Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Icy surfaces are also likely to be an additional hazard, especially overnight. Strong northwest winds may cause drifting of the snow in places with blizzard conditions possible at times across northern Scotland.
The heaviest and most frequent of the snow showers will progressively become confined to northeast Scotland during Saturday.
Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and for train services.
There will probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths. Some injuries may occur from slips and falls on icy and snowy surfaces.
A Yellow Weather warning means: Severe weather is possible over the next few days and could affect you. Yellow means that you should plan ahead thinking about possible travel delays, or the disruption of your day to day activities. The Met Office is monitoring the developing weather situation and Yellow means keep an eye on the latest forecast and be aware that the weather may change or worsen, leading to disruption of your plans in the next few days.
