Overview
- The Met Office has issued multiple yellow snow and ice warnings, including a 15‑hour snow warning for parts of Scotland on Tuesday, with further alerts stretching into Thursday for northern England and Scotland.
- UKHSA cold‑health alerts are in force across England, with amber alerts for the North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber and wider yellow alerts elsewhere through late week.
- Forecasts indicate wintry showers and banded snow with accumulations of roughly 2–5 cm at lower levels, 5–10 cm on hills and up to 15–20 cm above about 300 metres in northeastern England and Scotland.
- Temperatures are expected to plunge with widespread frost and severe wind chill, and forecasters say overnight lows could fall to around −10°C in some locations between Wednesday and Friday.
- Officials warn of possible travel delays, power outages and isolated communities, while the RAC expects breakdowns to run about 10% above normal and advises motorists to prepare for icy roads.