Overview
- An amber snow warning is in force for parts of North East England and Yorkshire on Thursday (5am–9pm), with the Met Office forecasting up to 25cm on the North York Moors and Yorkshire Wolds.
- Yellow snow and ice warnings cover wide areas of the UK and Northern Ireland, while Met Éireann’s Status Yellow warning applies to Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim and Sligo until midday Thursday.
- The Met Office has identified about 39 UK areas that could see snowfall, with most places seeing 2–5cm and higher ground in Scotland and eastern uplands potentially reaching 15–25cm.
- Temperatures are set to drop sharply, with lows near −11C possible in rural Scotland, and National Highways says winter operations are underway with more than 530 gritters and 24/7 crews.
- UKHSA cold-health alerts are active across England through Saturday morning, and forecasters are also monitoring a possible late‑November Sudden Stratospheric Warming that could increase the chance of further cold spells, though some guidance suggests a milder Atlantic push by Friday.