The Met Office has issued new yellow weather warning for ice in Wales this week. According to the forecaster, there's a potential for ice to develop and there could be some challenging travelling conditions from 5pm on Thursday evening, January 19, until 10am on Friday morning, January 20.
The warning has been issued for the majority of Wales, including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen and Wrexham.
It warns of roads being hit as well as trains and bus services. Cycle paths and pavements are also expected to be treacherous.
It comes after Wales has been issued with a yellow weather warning for snow and ice this week. On Tuesday, temperatures dropped to -7.7°C in parts of Wales, with the Met Office warning it would be a windy and cold day with wintry showers and sunny spells.
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The yellow weather warning was further extended on to Wednesday, which saw snow showers in many areas of Wales, including heavy snowfall affecting areas such as parts of Gwynedd, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The weather warning for snow and ice was once again extended for Thursday. Similar to the previous day, several schools across Wales have already announced they would either be closed for the day or have delayed start time while the premises is safe. You can read the full list of school closures here.
For Thursday evening and Friday morning this week, the Met Office has warned that severe icy conditions could cause some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces, and develop some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.
The forecaster added: "Wintry showers will gradually die out through Thursday night and with skies clearing, surfaces are expected to fall below freezing leading to ice developing on untreated surfaces."
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