Snow is set to hit the region for three days
07:50, 02 Jan 2025Updated 07:50, 02 Jan 2025
A dog enjoying the snow in Calderstones Park, Liverpool
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for snow in Merseyside. The yellow weather warning starts at 12pm on Saturday, January 4 lasting for three days until Monday, January 6.
Forecasters said there will be “heavy snow” and this may cause some disruption over the weekend. The warning covers the majority of the UK, excluding places such as Scotland and South West. The whole of Merseyside is covered by the warning.
According to the Met Office there is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected, there is also slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off and there is a chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.
There is also a yellow weather in place today for ice covering most of Merseyside and is in place until 10am today. The Met Office said Thursday will be fine and dry for most but it will feel much colder, and this trend will continue into Friday with the threat of overnight ice extending south as far as the South West of England.
Met Office map shows where snow will hit the UK(Image: Met Office)
Dan Holley is a Deputy Chief Forecaster for the Met Office, he said: “An Atlantic frontal system is likely to move across parts of central and southern UK through the weekend. With milder, moisture-laden air engaging with the cold conditions already in place this may bring a spell of snow in some areas, before possibly turning back to rain in the south.
“At this stage there is a fair amount of uncertainty over exactly which areas will see disruptive snow, with parts of Wales, northern England and the Midlands most likely to see some impacts. Here we could see 5cm or more in quite a few areas, and perhaps as much as 20-30cm over high ground, including Wales and the Pennines. Coupled with strengthening winds this could lead to drifting, making travelling conditions difficult over higher-level routes in particular.
“We’ve currently issued a Yellow warning for snow covering a large part of England, Wales and southern Scotland to cater for possible disruption over the weekend, but it’s quite likely this will be refined over the coming days as confidence in the forecast increases. So it’s worth keeping up to date with the latest warnings.”