Weather warning extended with icy conditions set to continue














A fresh weather warning has been issued with icy conditions expected to continue.

The Met Office yellow alert is in place from 3am on Thursday morning through until midday.






It comes off the back of a warning that remains in place throughout today.

Temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus five on Thursday, with highs of just 3C.

Icy conditions have persisted all week as temperatures struggle to get above freezing, combined with the remainder of the weekend’s snow.


Met Office Chief Forecaster, Jason Kelly, said: “With cold weather persisting across the UK this week we have a number of severe weather warnings for wintry hazards. Snow showers will continue to fall over Scotland, Northern Ireland and into Northern Wales and northern England too.

“Where surface water and snow freeze overnight there is a risk of ice as temperatures widely dip below freezing.

“There will however be good spells of sunshine for those away from northern coasts, though it’ll still feel cold in the northerly breeze.”

According to the Met Office, fronts moving in from the southwest on Friday and Saturday bring the potential for more snow, with the possibility of further warnings.

Deputy Chief Forecaster, Chris Almond, said: “Thursday will see another cold night, with potentially the lowest temperatures of the Winter so far, -15°C or so is possible in locations with lying snow in Scotland or northern England.

“In the early hours of Friday, a front arriving from the west will encounter the cold air in place over the UK. This could bring further sleet or snowfall for some regions in the south and west, as well as a risk of ice for a time as it moves north-eastwards into central parts, but the extent of this is still uncertain.”

“By Sunday, milder air will have moved in across much of the UK, meaning rain is more likely than snow as we get to the end of the weekend.

“Northern Ireland and Western Scotland are most likely to see some showery outbreaks of rain and breezy conditions through Sunday, with conditions further south and east drier and more settled.”






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