Met Office issues rare 'danger to life' amber weather warning over UK snow horror
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An amber weather warning has been issued by the Met Office as the forecaster warns of hazardous travel conditions and power cuts this weekend due to snow and freezing rain. The weather warning for snow has been put in place from 9pm tomorrow until midnight on Sunday as the forecaster warns rural communities could be "cut off". They have also warned that those in the affected area, which extends from Sheffield to Carlisle, may find that they face power cuts and impacts to mobile phone network coverage.
A second amber weather warning is also in place for snow and ice from 6pm tomorrow until midday on Sunday covering large parts of Wales, Birmingham, Nottingham and Manchester. The Met office has warned that "snow and freezing rain will likely lead to disruption to transport and some other services" in these areas.
North-west England, Scotland, North Wales and Northern Ireland were also given a fresh yellow warning for icy surfaces, in place from 4pm on Friday to 10am on Saturday. Travel delays are possible along with a “small chance” of power cuts and injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces, forecasters said.
Stranded vehicles on the roads and delayed or cancelled air and rail travel are all possible over the weekend as the country battles a week-long spell of wintry conditions. Initial data indicated that Rostherne in Cheshire and Yeovilton in Somerset dropped to minus 5C overnight, just shy of previous estimates which suggested the mercury could dip as low as minus 8C.
