Wales is braced for an icy blast again on Thursday with temperatures set to plummet as low as -6C with another yellow weather warning for snow and ice in place for most of the country. The yellow warning lasts from 3am on Thursday until midday with temperatures expected to be lowest in Powys early on Thursday morning.
The Met Office has warned some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train. The weather warning is in place for Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Swansea and Wrexham.
The latest forecast reads: “Showers, mostly of rain and sleet at low levels and near coasts, but of snow inland and over higher ground, are expected to affect the area later Wednesday night and on Thursday morning. With many surfaces below freezing this will lead to some icy stretches on untreated surfaces, while a few centimeters of fresh snow could affect some areas, mainly places above 100m.”
Weather maps show where in Wales it is expected to be the coldest. From the below forecast for 6am on Thursday, you can see it’s expected to get as low as -6C in Builth Wells in Powys which will be the coldest of anywhere in the country, according to the Met Office. The weather maps below are in chronological order.
The forecast for Thursday at 6am shows temperatures will get as low as minus six
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It won’t be much warmer throughout the morning. This map shows the forecast for 9am on Thursday
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Throughout the day on Thursday temperatures will reach slightly above freezing for most. This is the map for 7pm Thursday
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This is the forecast for 10pm on Thursday
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It is likely to be around -5C on the border with England in the early hours of Friday
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This is the forecast for midday on Friday
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It is expected to warm up a little before the end of the week. This is the predicted picture for Wales for midnight on Friday and into Saturday
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Temperatures will be rising a little at the weekend although it’ll still feel cold. This is the forecasted map for midday on Saturday
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This is the predicted picture for midnight on Saturday into Sunday
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West of Llandovery is predicted to reach -5C, while Newtown is also expected to see temperatures at around -4C. Even the warmest spot forecasted in Wales on Thursday morning at west Pembrokeshire is expected to only reach 3C.
Temperatures will steadily rise through the day on Thursday but it’ll feel very cold throughout the day with temperatures only getting slightly above freezing during the day. By 7pm on Thursday the maps show most places in Wales will return to freezing temperatures or under.
It is expected to warm up a little towards the end of the week. Friday daytime temperatures in Wales should be between 1C and 3C while average temperatures are expected to rise a little again at the weekend, although it’ll still feel cold.
The Met Office forecast for Friday to Sunday reads: “Cloudier on Friday and Saturday with outbreaks of rain and chance of some hill snow. Sunnier spells possible on Sunday after freezing fog clears. Remaining cold with further overnight frosts.”