Overview
- An amber warning for snow covers parts of North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber on Thursday, with significant accumulations and travel disruption expected through the day.
- Yellow warnings for snow and ice remain in force across much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, parts of Wales, the South West and the east coast, with hazardous ice likely after overnight freezes.
- Forecasters say 2–5cm is possible where showers are frequent, 15–20cm on higher ground in Scotland, and 15–25cm over the North York Moors and Yorkshire Wolds by Thursday evening.
- National Highways says winter operations are active with more than 530 gritters available, National Rail warns of potential delays and cancellations, and some Scottish ferry services report disruption.
- The UKHSA has issued amber and yellow cold-health alerts, temperatures could fall to around -11C in rural Scotland on Thursday night, and a gradual shift to milder, wetter conditions is expected from Friday.