The Met Office snow alert for Wales was updated to cover most of the country on Thursday. The forecast service issued a new warning on Tuesday morning as some meteorologists warned of “heavy” snowfall for the rest of the week.

There are currently two different yellow warnings for Wales on Thursday, covering most of the country. A new advisory for South Wales warns that icy conditions could pose problems for Thursday morning’s journey.

The yellow warning, which started at midnight on Wednesday and is now in effect until 9am on Thursday, says: “An area of ​​rain, sleet and snow is expected to develop across south west England overnight. from Tuesday, moving east on early Wednesday.” and will clear by morning Drier conditions may develop by mid-afternoon, with hail likely in the afternoon and snow spreading eastwards in the evening, mostly concentrated in high places.

Met Office forecast for snow and ice weather warnings in Wales

The notice continued: “At this stage, the heaviest snow accumulation is in England south of the M4 on Wednesday, with 5-10cm falling in some places possible over a few hours. In the early afternoon and in the wider advisory area, accumulations are expected to be smaller, typically 1 to 3 cm. As the snow dissipates on Wednesday night, clear skies will lead to ice forming on surfaces, with the effects continuing through Thursday morning.”




There is also a snow warning for North Wales on Thursday and Friday from 3am Thursday to 6pm Friday.

The yellow warning read: “Snow could fall heavily in the alert area on Thursday and Friday as a potentially quite deep area of ​​low pressure moves across the UK. Parts of Northern Ireland, northern Wales and northern England are expected to see the worst conditions on Thursday, while parts of Scotland and northern England saw the heaviest snow on Friday.

“Snow totals can produce 2 to 4 inches of snow in many locations, even at lower elevations, with a potential accumulation of 6 to 8 inches in the northern part of the advisory area. The Higher North Pennines, Southern Highlands, Highs The Central Belt and Southern Highlands can see 12 to 16 inches of snow in places. Strong winds are also possible, which can cause blizzards and snowpack.

BBC Wales meteorologist Rian Hough warned of “devastating snow” in parts of Wales from Thursday to Friday. More about that here.

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