Brits battling against the freezing cold and snow will get some respite after a weekend of yet more wintry weather and travel problems.
Forecasters are warning that most of the UK will see another blanket of snow over the weekend, with a yellow warning issued for snow and ice covering the majority of Scotland, Wales, the north of England and the Midlands from 3am to 9pm on Sunday. But the Met Office says this should be followed by a band of rain and milder air that will bring to an end the cold snap.
The Met Office has issued an Amber weather warning in Scotland says that the UK will be swept by snow on Saturday night with the potential for up to 20 cm of snow expected to fall in hilly areas. It says that snow and ice will also cover most of the south of England from 3am until 11am on Sunday.
But a band of rain followed by milder air will move in on Sunday to raise temperatures and bring relief to many areas after days of below-zero temperatures and snow. Met Office meteorologist Ellie Wilson said: “A band of rain and snow is going to be moving north-eastwards across the country through Sunday. It’s bringing milder air behind it, but that milder air bumps into the cold air and that’s where the snow is likely to fall.”
Ms Wilson said the snow could fall up to 8cm over Wales and 15cm in the north of Scotland. But she added: “That snow will quickly be followed by rain so any of those accumulations shouldn’t last too long.
“Because of the current cold conditions that we’ve seen, any of that snowfall will be falling onto cold frozen surfaces so there is a risk of ice here through the morning. That rain will quickly be following closely behind later on Sunday."
Ms Wilson said temperatures on Sunday afternoon onwards will be “on the rise” and will likely hit 9-10C in the west. While it will still feel cold in the morning in Scotland and the north of England, she said: “Once that rain band arrives, it will be getting warmer.”
Temperatures will likely rise to 11-13C across the UK on Monday. Asked if this is the end to the recent cold weather, she said: “For the time being, yes, it does look like it’s the end of the cold conditions we’ve been seeing recently.”
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