UK weather: Rare amber snow warnings issued with 14 inches of white stuff to fall today after deadly -5C cold snap
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BRITS are braced for up to 14 inches of snowfall today with the Met Office issuing two rare amber warnings. Temperatures plummeted to -5C overnight as the country prepares for more sub-zero conditions over the weekend. The Met Office have issued an amber alert for snow and ice which covers most of Wales and the north of England from 6pm today until 12pm Sunday.
![[A person cycles through snow in the Pentland Hills, Balerno, Edinburgh yesterday]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/issued-cold-weather-health-alerts-961281886_c1851b.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Those affected have been warned there will be "a good chance" of power cuts and loss of services, as well as travel disruption on roads, railways and airports. Regions like the East Midlands, West Midlands, and Yorkshire are among those in the firing line, alongside parts of Wales and London.
![[Walkers also braved the cold in Edinburgh]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/issued-cold-weather-health-alerts-961295858.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A second amber warning for snow, covering northern England runs from 9pm today to midnight Sunday. Heavy snow is predicted to sweep across the country, with 3-7cm expected in many areas and a whopping 15-30cm over the hills of Wales and the Pennines. There is even a chance of 40cm of snow for ground above 300m, said forecasters.
![[The Met Office has issued two amber weather warnings]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/snow-storm-exact-time-amber-961289724.jpg?strip=all&w=760)
The Met Office has also issued a yellow warning for snow across England and Wales, stretching from Newcastle down to London. This is in place from 12pm today until midnight on Sunday. Elsewhere, another yellow warning for ice covers the entirety of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland from 4pm until 10am tomorrow.
Meanwhile, health bosses have issued amber alerts for the whole of England from now until January 8. Temperatures plummeted to -5C overnight into Friday in parts of Cheshire and Somerset. Elsewhere, those in Eskdalemuir, Scotland, experience the same sub-zero figures on Thursday night.
