Here's the latest from the met office all:
Today the Red warning for Wind and Snow is in place for the area I described earlier. It is to
the West of our customer area and travel to work area, including South Wales. Around the
Red area the Amber warning is in place for the majority of the customer area. There is also
a concern regarding a change to freezing rain over night but less certainty about that.
Please note the timing information:
When the Red warning concludes the for the area it covers the Amber is still in place.
When the Amber warning concludes a yellow warning remains into Saturday.
There is then a yellow warning in place for ice until 9.00 am Saturday morning.
Precipitation isn't forecast for Saturday but temperatures remain around freezing so the
less cold weather isn't appearing yet.
Snow showers may occur on Sunday morning with temperatures the same.
Precipitation isn't forecast on Monday or Tuesday when it does become less cold.
RED warning details today:
Between 15:00 Thu 1st and 02:00 Fri 2nd
A spell of heavy snow and blizzard conditions is expected. The snow will be
accompanied by very strong easterly winds leading to severe drifting. Some
places could also see significant ice build up due to freezing rain from later on
Thursday evening, most likely in the south of the area. Long delays and
cancellations of public transport seem highly likely. Some roads are likely to
become blocked by deep snow, stranding vehicles and passengers. Long
interruptions to power supplies and other utilities are very likely to occur,
along with damage to trees and other structures due to heavy snow or ice.
Chief Forecaster's assessment
Widespread snow is expected to develop through Thursday afternoon and
evening. Around 10-20 cm is likely to fall widely, with the potential for up to
30 to 50 cm over parts of Dartmoor, Exmoor and parts of southeast Wales.
Snowfall will be accompanied by strong to gale easterly winds, leading to
severe drifting of lying snow especially in upland areas. Severe cold and
wind chill will compound the dangerous conditions, with very poor visibility.
Towards midnight, there is a chance of snow turning to freezing rain in places,
mainly across the south of the area, with widespread icy stretches making
driving conditions particularly dangerous.
Amber warning details for today:
Between 14:00 Thu 1st and 08:00 Fri 2nd
A spell of heavy snow is expected. The snow will be accompanied by very
strong easterly winds leading to blizzards and considerable drifting. From
Thursday evening some places could also see ice build up due to freezing
rain. Long delays and cancellations of public transport seem very likely.
Some roads may become blocked by deep snow, stranding vehicles and
passengers. Long interruptions to power supplies and other utilities are
likely to occur, along with possible damage to trees and other structures
due to heavy snow or ice. This is an update to shrink the amber area
slightly, removing parts of southwest Wales as well as central southern
England. Snow amounts over upland areas have also been increased.
Chief Forecaster's assessment
Widespread snow is expected to develop through Thursday afternoon and
evening. Around 10-20 cm is likely to fall quite widely, 30-50 cm possible
across parts of Dartmoor, Exmoor and upland parts of southeast Wales.
Snowfall will be accompanied by strong to gale easterly winds, perhaps
severe gales in places, leading to drifting of lying snow especially in upland
areas. Severe cold and wind chill will compound the dangerous conditions.
Towards midnight, there is a chance of snow turning to freezing rain in places,
more likely over southwest England, with widespread icy stretches making
driving conditions particularly dangerous.
Yellow Warning tomorrow:
Between 00:05 Fri 2nd and 23:55 Fri 2nd
Further snow showers or perhaps longer spells of snow are likely at times
through Friday. There is an increasing chance that a further spell of more
persistent snow may move north into parts of southern England, Wales
and central England during the day. Icy stretches are likely on untreated
surfaces. In addition, strong winds will lead to further drifting or blowing
around of existing snow cover. Delays and cancellations to public transport
are possible, as are delays to travel on roads; some stranding of vehicles
and passengers could also occur. Some rural communities could become,
or remain cut off. Interruptions to power supplies and mobile phone
coverage are also possible.
Chief Forecaster's assessment
Whilst snow showers over Northern Ireland are likely to ease, further more
persistent snow could move north into southern Britain later, giving a few cm
in places. However, there remains significant uncertainty regarding this aspect.
This warning has been updated to remove the west of Cornwall and the Isles of
Scilly. A reference to blowing around of existing snow cover has been added.
All the best with your decisions and recovery plans.
Bill
Bill Crocker
Executive Director
Tech IOSH, MEPS, MRICS.
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