Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire is currently shivering in below freezing temperatures after a dumping of snow earlier this week. A number of schools remain closed today due to the ‘dangerous’ conditions which has seen the slush turn to ice.
And new maps show there’s a chance more snow could hit the Potteries at the weekend as the wintry blast continues. The forecast comes as two rare amber weather warnings for snow and ice are in place elsewhere in the country.
StokeonTrentLive has created an interactive tool, below, with which Stokies and anyone further afield can assess how severely impacted their area will be in the next 24 hours. You simply need to enter your postcode to check whether snow is forecast for where you live.
The amber warning which concerns snow for northern England doesn’t expire until 11.59pm tomorrow. The Met Office says: “Snow will reach the south of the warning area later Saturday, then spread north across the rest of the area through Sunday morning. Snow will be persistent and heavy at times, and will likely drift in brisk easterly winds, especially over higher ground.
“Much of the warning area can expect 3-7 cm of snow. Areas above about 150 m will likely see 15-30 cm, with 40 cm for ground above 300 m, before snow begins to ease and clear by the end of Sunday. For some lower-lying areas, such as the Vale of York, snow may mix with rain at times making estimations of snow depths here more difficult. Regardless, travel will likely be difficult, with power line icing an additional impact.”
Latest forecast for North Staffordshire
According to the BBC, it will be misty across parts of North Staffordshire today with temperatures only set to get up to 1C in the city and 0C in the Moorlands and Newcastle. Moving into Thursday, we can expect lows of -6C or -7C. There will also be mist and fog.
Both the Met Office and BBC agree there will be a run of dry days in Stoke-on-Trent – until light rain on January 14 when temperatures will also climb up to 8C. Meanwhile the BBC says Leek will see sleet on Saturday. Neither forecaster reckon there will be any further snow flurries.
But on its map, WXCharts predicts there will be flurries across North Staffordshire midday on Saturday.
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