The Met Office has issued a rare amber weather warning as a brutal cold blast is set to freeze the majority of the UK. The warning covers Coventry and Warwickshire, which will hit this weekend.
The alert for ice and heavy snow covers most parts of England and Wales from midday on Saturday, January 4, until 11:59pm on Sunday, January 5. The forecaster has warned that the cold snap could result in ‘treacherous conditions’, and those who need to travel are urged to plan their route or make changes to their journeys if possible.
Snow is expected to start falling in Coventry and Warwickshire from 8pm on Saturday (January 4). Temperatures are set to plunge to as low as -8C, according to the Met Office.
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The Met Office said: “Some significant accumulations of snow are possible across parts of Wales, the Midlands and northern England in particular, at least for a time, where 5cm or more could accumulate fairly widely. In addition, as milder air moves northwards, snow may turn to a spell of freezing rain for a time, again more especially across parts of Wales, the Midlands and northern England, adding to the risk of ice and leading to some treacherous conditions in places.
“A fairly rapid thaw of lying snow is possible later on Sunday, although exactly how far north the rapid thaw will reach remains uncertain at this stage.”