Three days of snow and ice are set to cover 232 miles of England and parts of Scotland this week as the UK braces for an Arctic blast.
The Met Office has issued three separate yellow weather warnings for snow and ice starting from today, Sunday November 17 and stretching to Tuesday evening.
The forecasters warned of possible disruption including to travel, to power supplies and a risk of some areas being ‘cut off’ due to the amount of snow on the way.
The first warning covers areas of Scotland between Inverness and the northernmost tip of the Scottish Isles and runs from 4pm today until 11am on Monday.
And on Monday from 7pm, heavy snow is set to move south into England, covering a roughly 232 mile area of the country from Nottingham in the midlands up to Eyemouth in Scotland.
The warning also covers the breadth of the country, from Bangor in North Wales right across to Hull on the East coast, taking in major cities including York, Manchester, Stoke, Liverpool, Derby, Sheffield and Leeds as well as Lincoln.
The North East is just as liable to get snowstorms as the North West, as the whole of the North of England and the midlands is being urged to prepare for snow and ice.
There is a chance of up to 10cm (4in) of snow settling at lower levels, which could prove disruptive, forecasters said.
The warning ends at 10am on Tuesday for areas of England and the south of Scotland.
The Met Office warned: “The most likely scenario is for most of the snow to accumulate on hills, with 5 to 10 cm possible above 200 metres and perhaps as much as 15 to 20 cm above 300 metres.
“There is a small chance of snow settling at lower levels, where 5 to 10 cm would prove much more disruptive, but this remains very uncertain.
“There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
“There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
“There is a slight chance that bus and train services may be delayed or cancelled, with some road closures and longer journey times.”
