UK facing cold snap with four weather warnings in place.

The Met Office has issued four yellow weather warnings due to the cold and icy conditions that are sweeping across the United Kingdom. The warnings cover snow and ice in the north-east and south-west of England, parts of Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Two of the warnings are in place for the North East, East of England, East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, and parts of Scotland. The Met Office warned of wintry showers leading to icy patches and hazardous conditions. They will be active from 5pm on Thursday until 11am on Friday.
A third warning covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset, which will be in place from 3am to 4pm on Thursday. The fourth warning remains in place in parts of Northern Ireland until 10am today with icy patches causing difficult driving conditions.
Overnight, temperatures didn’t reach above freezing, with rural parts of Scotland dropping to -8°C. Snow has already fallen in parts of Scotland and County Durham, and more is expected in the coming days.
The Met Office said that showers, wintry in places, will continue to affect northern and eastern Scotland and eastern England. In the Humber area northwards, showers will often fall as snow, with up to 2cm possible in places and 5cm over high ground. Further south, any snow accumulations are more likely to be restricted to higher ground.
Spells of snow may develop over hills, especially in Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor, Blackdown Hills, and Exmoor during the early hours of Thursday before fading later in the day. The highest parts of Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor may see 5-10cm of snow with some drifting in strong easterly winds.
The UK experienced the coldest night in November in 13 years on Tuesday night with temperatures as low as -7°C. The UK Health Security Agency has put out its own Cold-Health Alerts for the coming week, warning that ‘significant impacts are probably across the health and social care sector due to forecast weather conditions’.

Stay updated on the weather through the Met Office’s live blog and take extra precautions as the cold and icy conditions continue to spread throughout the UK.

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