A new weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for Leeds following heavy snowfall and widespread disruption.
An amber and a yellow weather warning for snow were issued by the Met Office earlier this week and expected to stay in place until noon tomorrow, March 10. However, forecasters have warned of more snowfall and ice on Friday and Saturday.
The new weather warning is in place until 6am on Sunday, March 12, with people urged to take care on the roads. Travel disruption is likely and flight cancellations are also possible due to the weather.
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A number of Leeds colleges have already announced they would be closed tomorrow due to the weather. A Met Office spokesperson said up to 10cm of snow are possible in some parts of the country.
They said: "An area of low pressure moving in from the southwest through Saturday night into Sunday will bring a band of precipitation across much of the UK. The forward edge of this is expected to fall as a transient band of snow which may bring accumulations over higher ground, before turning increasingly to rain from the south through the night.
"However, for some places in the north of this area, this band may become slow-moving and snow may persist into Sunday morning. For much of the area, accumulations likely to be confined to elevations above 200m, with 2-5 cm possible, 5-10cm possible above 400m.
"These accumulations likely to begin melting with the onset of rain, although, during this transition freezing rain is possible giving icy conditions, mainly over higher ground. In the north, where the band of precipitation becomes slow-moving, similar accumulations are expected although this will not melt, with lying snow remaining through Sunday."
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