Overview
- An amber snow warning from Thursday night into Friday covers parts of Wales, the Midlands and South Yorkshire, with 5–10 cm likely widely, 15–25 cm in places and up to around 30 cm locally.
- An amber wind warning for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from 5pm to 11pm Thursday forecasts gusts of 80–90 mph, alongside broader yellow warnings for wind, snow, ice and rain.
- The Met Office labels the system a multi‑hazard event combining heavy snow, strong winds and rain, with potential for drifting, rural isolation, power cuts and disruption to mobile networks.
- Transport operators warn of major disruption, including LNER’s continued no‑travel advice on parts of its Scottish route, an amber National Highways alert for the Midlands and planned closure of the A628 Woodhead Pass on Thursday night.
- UKHSA amber cold‑health alerts remain in force through Sunday with cold weather payments triggered in affected postcodes, while separate SAWS advisories highlight damaging coastal winds and extreme fire danger in parts of South Africa.