Up to a foot of snow could fall over parts of Wales this weekend. The Met Office has issued a three-day weather warning for North Wales, and said as much as 30cm of snow could drop on higher ground.
The yellow warning comes into force at 12pm on Saturday, January 4 and remains in place until 9am on Monday, January 6. The warning covers all of Wales minus parts of Anglesey.
A Met Office spokesperson said: “Outbreaks of rain spreading northeastwards later on Saturday and overnight into Sunday will likely be preceded by a spell of snow on its northern flank. Whilst there is a fair bit of uncertainty as to how far north this may spread, and how long any snow will last, significant accumulations of snow are possible, especially (but not exclusively) on hills.
“Currently, parts of the Midlands, Wales and northern England are most at risk of disruption, where 5cm or more could accumulate fairly widely, with perhaps as much as 20-30cm over high ground of Wales and/or the Pennines. This, accompanied by strengthening winds, may lead to drifting of lying snow.
“In addition, as milder air attempts to move northwards into southern and central areas, snow may turn to a spell of freezing rain for a time, adding to the risk of ice. If milder air is able to spread more bodily northwards, any snow in southern parts of the warning area may be relatively short-lived before turning to rain.
“Given the uncertainties, it is quite likely this warning area and start/end times will be refined over the coming days as confidence increases in areas most likely to be impacted.” The Met Office said there was a slight chance power cuts could happen, with other services, such as mobile phone coverage, also potentially affected.
They said there was a chance some rural communities could become cut off, and a chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel. The snowy conditions come after a stormy start to 2025. Join the North Wales Live WhatsApp community group where you can get the latest stories delivered straight to your phone
Overnight on New Year’s Eve and into New Year’s Day, torrential rain caused major disruption on the roads and on public transport networks. You can get the latest on those issues here.
And a separate weather warning for ice comes into force in North Wales at 4pm on Saturday. All of the details on that warning can be found here.
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