Yellow warning for snow and ice

A mixture of sleet, snow and ice could cause travel disruption on Wednesday

A yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office from Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 January.

A band of sleet and snow is likely to continue to push across north west England in the early hours of Wednesday morning and towards the southeast during the first part of Wednesday. This could bring 1-2 cm of snow over the hills in the region, with a small chance of around 5 cm falling in one or two upland areas. At lower elevations sleet or very wet snow is likely, but no settling of snow is expected. As this band of sleet and snow clears to the southeast, temperatures will fall below freezing leading to widespread ice developing.

A band of snow showers will start on Thursday running across parts of west Wales, however as the wind changes to a more northwesterly direction these will increasingly affect parts of, north Wales, northwest England, and perhaps reaching parts of the northwest Midlands later in the day. Generally many places in this area will only see 1-2 cm or so of snow, with any quickly melting on the immediate coastlines. However, where showers align, some narrow corridors could see 5-10 cm of snowfall. This most likely in parts of northwest England

The warning is in place for Wednesday morning and all of Thursday .

What to expect

• There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel
• A small chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
• A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable