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UK Weather: Snow and rain warning ‘in force’

Several Met Office ice, snow and rain warnings are in place over the next few days, with three days of alerts from Monday. The weekend looks to be a cold one, with influences from a “dense pool of cold air” which is hanging over Scandinavia.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page said: “Over the next few days we continue to see a division between milder conditions in the South West with much colder air to the north and east.

“The boundary between the two air masses will flex north and south bringing the potential for snow along the boundary between the two.”

There is a weather warning for snow in place on Saturday for London and South East England, Wales and the West Midlands.

Mr Page said: “Tomorrow begins with a weather front moving north from the South West triggering rain and snow warnings.

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“In southern parts of Cornwall and Devon heavy rain will feature, particularly on higher ground.

“However, rain is likely to turn to sleet and snow across Wales and central England during the morning and then some parts of south and south-east England before it clears southwards again.”

Mr Page said the areas most likely to see “disruptive snow” are “Wales and over the Cotswolds”

A few centimetres are possible at lower levels, but this could increase to 15cm or more at locations above 250m.

A snow warning is in place for this region until 6pm on Saturday.

On Saturday night, temperatures will drop across the far South West, with a widespread sharp frost likely across the rest of the UK.

From Sunday, there is the risk of freezing rain as temperatures drop yet further due to another weather system.

Met Office Meteorologist Jason Kelly said: “On Sunday we see another weather front bringing rain and snow east and north across the UK, but the most significant event in the forecast is a feature from late Monday evening, which threatens to bring rainfall across a swathe of the UK from the south and west.

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“In the colder air to the north of this system the rainfall will readily turn to snow or even freezing rain, affecting a large part of England and Wales north of the M4 corridor.

“A warning, in force from 9pm on Monday to just before midnight on Wednesday, highlights the risk of 1 to 4cm of snowfall quite widely, with up to 10cm accumulating on higher ground above 150m.

“The risk of freezing rain will be an additional threat across parts of eastern Wales and the west and south Midlands.

“Snow should turn back to rain lasting longest across parts of northern England.”

The cold snap is due to Storm Justine, which is pulling away along the west coast of France.

Storm Justine will leave a clear very cold night for the UK with a fine, bright but cold Sunday.

More rain will reach South West England from the next Atlantic low spilling into south Wales and southern England later in the day and perhaps again bringing the risk of snow.

The air will be cold ahead of this front, and more snow could fall outside the warning areas.

This Evening and Tonight

Occasional rain, sleet and some hill snow over southern Scotland and northern England will die out, with clear periods and a few wintry showers following to the northeast, where turning icy.

Rain, some heavy, moving north across southern areas.

Saturday

Rain turning to snow across parts of Wales, central and southern England, with further heavy rain in the far south-west.

Cold and mainly dry with sunny spells in the north.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday

Very cold start Sunday. Rain and snow then heads east across southern areas through the day.

Cold Monday, snow showers in the north. Further rain, snow spreads north into Tuesday.

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