UK weather: Snow to hit Britain from TODAY ahead of icy commuter disruption tomorrow – will your area be affected?

11/17/2024 05:39 AM

SNOW is forecasted to hit the UK today, with Brits facing disruption to their commute as ice weather warnings are issued.

The Met Office has revealed that snow could fall in places in the North today.

Snow and ice yellow warnings have been issued for the north of Scotland with residents in Inverness being told to look out for icy patches on some roads.

Showers in the north are expected to turn wintery throughout the day with hail, sleet and snow likely to fall.

Despite minimal snow expected to settle during the day, the Met Office has forecasted 1 to 3cm of snow to accumulate in some areas overnight.

They added that this could increase to a whopping 5 to 10cm in some places by tomorrow, which could prove disruptive.

The Met Office has also issued another yellow weather warning for much of the north and Midlands of England, spanning from 7pm on Monday to 10 am Tuesday.

Brits in these areas could face potential disruptions to their commute, with the Met Office urging people to plan ahead.

From Monday, the Met Office has predicted that 15 to 20cm of snow could settle in areas over 300 meters, with a chance it could settle at lower levels within the warning area, potentially causing major disruption.

Craig Snell, Senior Operational Meteorologist at Met Office, said: “Across Northern England and Southern Scotland it will turn increasingly to snow chiefly across the high levels but it may well turn to snow at lower levels from time to time.

“We do have a warning force from Monday into parts of Tuesday too so if you do have travel plans here do keep alert to the forecast in the coming days.”

Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page, added: “We have issued yellow warnings for snow and ice as cold weather moves in from the north.

“This brings snow showers and some ice to parts of Scotland on Sunday night, and then the potential for a spell of snow to lead to disruption to some transport routes across a central swathe of the UK on Tuesday morning.

“Gusty winds in the east also remain a potential hazard. Updates to the warnings for wintry hazards are likely so it is important to stay up to date with the latest forecast.”

Met Office meteorologist Ellie Glaiyser, in an online forecast, said it may be “quite a chilly start to the day” for many today.

Pointing to a UK map, she said: “It’s this area of low pressure that moves in from the northwest as we go through Sunday and into Monday that’s still causing us quite a few headaches.

“It’s that boundary of cold and warm air, that weather front, just bringing a risk of some sleet and snow that could be disruptive.”

Ms Glaiyser explained most of it would remain over “high ground” but warned some could still hit on lower levels.

“What we do know with confidence… is that as we go through Monday evening and into Tuesday that area of low pressure pushes away towards the East and towards the continent.

“Leaving us northerly winds across much of the UK into the middle of the week, so turning widely much colder than we’ve seen through the start of November.”

Ms Glaiyser said that temperatures are forecast to drop to zero “particularly in some rural spots”,

She warned this could cause “quite a hard frost likely on Monday morning, and this could lead to some icy stretches”.

“We could perhaps see up to 20 centimetres of snow across the Pennines and at lower levels it will mostly be falling as rain,” the forecaster added.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has also issued a cold health alert covering the Midlands and North of England from Sunday morning through to Thursday.

It states that weather conditions are likely to have minor impacts on health and social care services including increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people and there is a greater risk to life of vulnerable people.