Yellow Warning of Snow

A weather warning is in place for today.

YELLOW WARNING OF SNOW for ‘Central, Tayside & Fife’, ‘East Midlands’, ‘East of England’, ‘Grampian’, ‘Highlands & Eilean Siar’, ‘London & South East England’, ‘North East England’, ‘North West England’, ‘South West England’, ‘Strathclyde’, ‘SW Scotland, Lothian Borders’, ‘Wales’, ‘West Midlands’, ‘Yorkshire & Humber’

Valid from 0900 GMT on Sat 15 December to 0900 GMT on Sun 16 December

Periods of freezing rain, with snow in Scotland later, leading to some dangerous travelling conditions.

– Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers

– Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel

– Some rural communities could become cut off

– Power cuts may occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected

– A chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces

– Bus and train services may be delayed or cancelled, with some road closures and longer journey times possible

– Untreated pavements and cycle paths might be impassable because of black ice

Stay safe and warm , folks!

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