The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for snow in January. A yellow weather alert has been issued for a 45-hour period across Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
It will begin at 12pm on Saturday, January 4, and is set to end at 9am on Monday, January 6. The yellow snow warning zone covers large parts of England, including the West Midlands, large parts of Wales and some parts of Scotland.
Weather maps from WX Charts reveals up to 7.87cm (3in) of snow could fall every hour in northern parts of the Midlands from 6am on Sunday, January 5. The West Midlands could also see a powdering, with up to 3.4cm (1.3in) of snow forecasted to land at 9am on Sunday, according to wxcharts.com.
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The Met Office has warned there could be a small chance of power cuts, that rural communities could be cut off and a “chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel”. The Met Office said: “Outbreaks of rain spreading north-eastwards later on Saturday and overnight into Sunday will likely be preceded by a spell of snow on its northern flank.
Snowfall has been predicted this weekend
(Image: WX Charts)
“Whilst there is a fair bit of uncertainty as to how far north this may spread, and how long any snow will last, significant accumulations of snow are possible, especially (but not exclusively) on hills. Currently, parts of the Midlands, Wales and northern England are most at risk of disruption, where 5cm or more could accumulate fairly widely, with perhaps as much as 20-30 cm over high ground of Wales and/or the Pennines.
“This, accompanied by strengthening winds, may lead to drifting of lying snow.”