More sleet and snow is expected across southern England and south Wales today (Wednesday, March 8) while scattered snow and hail showers will impact Scotland’s northern coasts as the Arctic blast intensifies. The Met Office’s early morning radar showed an area of rain moving in from the south and west which was starting to turn increasingly to sleet and snow as it pushed north and east.
The conditions, which have been attributed to an Arctic blast, are expected to bring more snow and ice throughout the UK, the Met Office said. The forecasting body’s chief meteorologist, Matthew Lehnert, said the weather could cut off rural communities in the north and impact travel over the next few days across southern England and south Wales.
A number of national severe warnings for snow and ice were issued, with the Met Office saying further warnings, or updates to the current warnings, are “very likely”. In south Wales Powys Police issued a warning about icy roads.
