Met Office issues 15-hour snow and flooding chaos warning as mercury suddenly plunges


The Met Office is warning parts of the UK is set to see a short sharp burst of rain and possible snow as temperatures dramatically drop. 

The forecaster has issued a weather warning for large swathes of the south west and Wales which comes into effect from just after midnight tonight (February 29) until 3pm tomorrow. 

It warns: “A band of rain, heavy at times, is expected to move north and east on Friday. 10 to 15 mm of rainfall is likely widely, with perhaps 30 mm in a few locations.

“With much of the rain falling in three hours some travel disruption is probable. Some snow is also likely to affect some higher routes and communities for a brief time.”

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