Wales is set to see three days worth of snow this weekend, with the Met Office also warning of ice over the coming days. Temperatures are set to drop on Thursday, with blistery winds and wintery showers overtaking the wet and windy weather we have seen over the last few days.
A yellow weather warning for ice was issued by the weather agency on Tuesday. It comes into force at 4pm on Wednesday, January 1, and is set to last until 10am on Thursday, January 2.
As the sky clears this afternoon following the heavy rainfall of the last two days, temperatures are set to drop making the perfect conditions for icy roads, paths and pavements. The Met Office warns this will create difficult travelling conditions in some places.
While there are no warnings in place for Friday, Saturday will see the start of a three-day warning for snow. Some places will see as little as 5cm of snow while higher grounds can expect 20 to 30cm. The warning is in place from 12pm on Saturday, January 4 until 9am on Monday, January 6. Join our WhatsApp news community here for the latest breaking news. You will receive updates from us daily.
How cold it is set to get in Wales
Cardiff
Temperatures in Cardiff will sit around the 6-7°C mark through most of Wednesday before falling to 4°C by midnight. Into the early hours of Thursday morning temperatures will continue to get colder, with a predicted low of 1°C at 8am.
Thursday will feel much colder than Wednesday, with midday temperatures sitting around 4°C. It won’t get much warmer than 5°C by 2pm before temperatures are set to drop down to 1°C by 5pm. As Thursday evening draws in, the Met Office predicts temperatures in Cardiff to sit at 0°C by 8pm before dropping to a low of -1°C at 11pm.
As we go into the early hours of Friday morning temperatures will get colder in the capital city, with lows of -2°C lasting from 3am until 9am. There will be daytime highs on Friday of around 4°C before dropping to freezing again come nighttime.
Swansea
It will be a slightly warmer picture in Swansea with highs of 8°C on Wednesday at 2pm. Temperatures are set to get colder as the evening draws in, dropping to 5°C by 8pm and 4°C by midnight. As the early hours of Thursday morning come along, in Swansea temperatures will drop to 1°C by 6am and falling again to 0°C by 9am.
As Thursday draws on, temperatures at midday will sit around 4°C before falling back down to 0°C by 6pm. By midnight on Thursday, temperatures will be around -2°C. They will continue to fall in the early hours of Friday morning, with lows of -3°C by 6am.
Friday will stay cold with midday temperatures in the city set to sit around 3°C. It will be a milder night on Friday with a temperature of around 1°C by midnight.
St David’s
Daytime temperatures in St David’s on Wednesday will sit at around 8°C at 2pm before falling to 6°C by 7pm. Overnight, there will be lows of 4°C by 1am before falling again in the early hours of the morning to 3°C by 6am.
A colder day on Thursday will see temperatures of around 5°C by midday. They will gradually fall as the evening draws in, with temperatures set to reach around 3°C by 5pm. As the night closes in, midnight temperatures will drop to 2°C and remain stable into Friday morning.
Friday morning once again will see temperatures a little milder with highs of 5°C. In the coastal city, temperatures will drop to 3°C at midnight.
Aberystwyth
Wednesday daytime temperatures in Aberystwyth will be around 8°C. By evening, those in the area can expect that number to fall to 6°C by 7pm. As midnight comes, temperatures will fall to 3°C before continuing to get colder with lows of -1°C by 7am.
Temperatures on Thursday won’t warm up as much as other places, with midday set to hit 3°C but fall to 0°C again by 7pm. Midnight temperatures will be around -1°C. There will be highs of 5°C at midday on Friday.
Holyhead
Temperatures in Holyhead on Wednesday will be around 8°C before falling to 5°C by 7pm. Overnight there will be lows of 3°C at 2am before gradually warming up to 5°C by midday on Thursday.
Thursday evening temperatures will fall to 3°C by 7pm and gradually get colder until a low of 2°C at midnight. Into Friday temperatures will sit at around 6°C at midday and won’t drop as low as the night before overnight into Saturday.
Wrexham
Inland Wrexham temperatures will sit at around 7°C on Wednesday day before falling to 4°C by 7pm. Overnight lows will drop to 2°C by midnight and a further drop to -1°C by 8am.
Thursday will remain cold with a daytime high of 3°C at midday. Temperatures will fall again down to 0°C by 6pm with an overnight low of -2°C at midnight on Thursday. Into the early hours of Friday temperatures can expect to be at 0°C by 6am before reaching a daytime high of 4°C at midday.
Builth Wells
Often one of the coldest places in Wales, Builth Wells will see daytime temperatures of around 6°C on Wednesday afternoon before falling to 4°C by 7pm. Into the night, midnight temperatures will sit at around 3°C before getting colder in the early hours of the morning with a low of -2°C expected by 6am.
As we head into Thursday those in the area can expect daytime temperatures of 0°C by 10am, and a high of 3°C by 1pm. By Thursday evening temperatures will drop to freezing, with -2°C being reached on the mercury by 7pm.
Temperatures in Builth Wells will be the coldest in Wales overnight on Thursday, with a low of -5°C by midnight. It will take a while to break out of the minuses, with temperatures at 9am on Friday expected to still remain around the -2°C in Builth Wells. Friday day will see highs of 3°C.