The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering the whole of Wales as temperatures drop. The warning is in place from 12pm on Tuesday, January 17, to 12pm on Wednesday, January 18. There is also an overlapping warning in place for the south of the country down to the south west of England from 6pm on Tuesday.
The warning reads: "A few snow showers will affect these areas overnight and into Wednesday morning. Accumulations of a couple of centimetres are likely at low levels, with some of the higher ground seeing as much as 5-10cm. In addition icy stretches are likely to form following showers."
The Wales-wide warning comes after the forecaster had already issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice for much of north Wales. The warning came into force midday on Monday, January 16, and is expected to last until midday on Tuesday, January 17. This has now been extended to incorporate the new warning. Overnight on Monday temperatures in some parts of the country dropped to -7C making it the coldest night of the year so far.
