The Met Office has issued two new or extended snow and ice weather warnings for Wales after temperatures fell to -13°C early on Friday morning. People are being warned of widespread disruption throughout the weekend with travel delays, risk of injuries and rural communities potentially being cut off.
The forecaster's first new yellow warning runs from 9pm on Friday, December 16 to 10:30am on Saturday. The warning says people should expect showery rain and sleet, with snow over some hills which will lead to an ice risk tonight and possible travel disruption. It covers large areas of Wales in the north, west and south.
Met Office forecasters have also extended a warning that was already in place for snow and ice from 3am on Sunday until 9pm. This warning now covers the whole of Wales. Roads are expected to become icy and there is a chance that road, air and rail services could be disrupted or delayed. These warnings come as the country experienced it's coldest night on record on Thursday as temperatures dropped to -13°C.
