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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

UK weather: snow and strong winds may hit this weekend

Shetland ponies graze in a field at Papil, Burra near Lerwick – the weather appears damp and cold and the three ponies look quite wet and windswept
A yellow warning for strong wind has been issued for Shetland, where gusts could reach 70mph. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Snow, wintry showers and strong winds could hit parts of the UK this weekend in the country’s first cold spell of the autumn, with a yellow warning issued for strong gusts in Shetland.

The Met Office said sleet and snow could fall in the north of Scotland and on peaks above 400 metres (1,312ft) high.

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