Overview
- The UK Health Security Agency activated a cold-health alert from 8am Monday to 8am Friday for the East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber.
- The Met Office expects a cold northerly flow to deliver widespread frosts with lows near -7°C and daytime temperatures staying in single figures.
- Model guidance indicates snow starts in Scotland on Tuesday before pushing south on Wednesday into parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and northern England, with further flakes possible elsewhere.
- Accumulations are likely to be greatest on high ground—up to roughly 18cm in parts of Scotland and around 9cm on the Pennines—while many towns and cities may see little or no settling snow.
- UKHSA warns of increased risks to older and vulnerable people and rising pressure on health services, as the RAC forecasts about a 10% uptick in breakdowns with ice and slippery roads a concern.