Many of you may have been dreaming of a white Christmas but that’s not what most of us got – we didn’t open our curtains to see the landscape dusted with a festive dollop of snow, but instead had some pretty disappointing grey skies.
However, don’t think that you’ll get through winter without encountering any snow at all, because the Met Office has issued weather warnings to let people know that that white powder is going to fall in some parts of the UK.
For the final two days of the year there are some rain and snow weather warnings for the north of Scotland, with the warning in place for New Year’s Eve tipped to ‘bring significant disruption’ to people preparing to usher in 2025.
Get ready for a lot of scenes like this… (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, on New Year’s Day the weather is really expected to turn for many in the UK as Met Office warnings have been issued for parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and England.
To go along with it pretty much all of England and Wales have been slapped with a warning about the wind, and while many people are being snowed upon it sounds like it’ll be pouring down with rain in parts of Wales.
The New Year’s Day weather warning over snow says we’re in for a ‘heavy and persistent’ snowfall that could cause disruptions (this is the UK, of course it will) and delays to travel, though fortunately the chances of power cuts and rural communities being cut off is deemed to be small.
There’s expected to be between two and five centimetres of snowfall across the areas affected by the weather warning, though in some spots the snowfall is expected to be nearer 10cm.
Meanwhile, since the hills always get the most snow some higher areas can expect up to 25cm of snow, and the wind warning in place is expected to blow it about a lot.
Scotland is facing the chance of heavy disruption on New Year’s Eve due to snow (Met Office)
On New Year’s Day the north of England, south of Scotland and all of Northern Ireland will need to be on the lookout for snow (Met Office)
Fortunately, the Met Office has compiled a list of all of the areas that will have to be on the lookout for a blast of snow to welcome in the new year.
New Year’s Eve:
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Moray
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Highland
- Edinburgh
- West Lothian
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- Inverclyde
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Scotland is expected to get quite a bit of snow over the New Year (Getty Stock Photo)
New Year’s Day:
Northern Ireland
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
You know what even a bit of snow does to the UK, so expect disruptions (Getty Stock Photo)
Scotland
- Angus
- Clackmannanshire
- Dundee
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- Dumfries and Galloway
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Glasgow
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
The snow will fall strongest in Scotland on New Year’s Eve, but will be more widespread on New Year’s Day (Getty Stock Photo)
England
- Derbyshire
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Blackpool
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- York
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Updated 07:40 19 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 07:29 19 Nov 2024 GMT
Brits issued urgent travel warning as ‘Arctic blast’ snow batters UK
The Met Office has issued three yellow weather alerts for snow and ice
A travel warning has been issued after heavy snow has fallen overnight in some areas in the UK.
The Met Office has given three yellow weather alerts for snow and ice across the Midlands, northern England, parts of Northern Ireland, north east Wales and sections of Northern Ireland.
Yellow warnings suggest that the weather is likely to ’cause some low level impacts, including some disruption to travel in a few places’.
This comes after National Rail said it would expect the cold climate to impact various routes until 2pm on Tuesday (19 November).
Travellers have been told to plan ahead this morning (Getty Stock Images)
These routes include Bradford Interchange and Huddersfield, and also between Halifax and Hebden Bridge and Hull.
Mersey Rail also said that its first lines would run without travellers to ensure safety.
Those who will be travelling this morning have been asked to plan their journey ahead by checking their local rail app or social media.
Dan Suri, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “An area of low pressure slides its way eastwards on Monday night. The associated frontal system, marking the boundary between cold air in the north and milder conditions to the south, will bring disruptive snow to some areas between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
The Met Office has issued three yellow weather alerts for snow and ice (BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
“This is likely to coincide with rush hour, leading to disruption to some transport routes across a central swathe of the UK on Tuesday morning. It will also be windy in the far south.”
Across the North East and North West of the country, motorists have been advised to take extra care when heading out this morning.
Impacted roads included the M26 between J21-J23, the M1 at Leeds and Sheffield and the M56 at Manchester.
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has since issued an amber warning, which covers the east and north of England, midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the South East, South West and London at 8am on Tuesday, lasting until 6pm on Saturday.
There are likely to be some travel disruptions (Getty Stock Images)
Dr Agostinho Sousa, from the UKHSA, said: “This is the first amber Cold Weather Health Alert of the season.
“But we can expect more as we approach winter, and it is vital to check in on vulnerable friends, family and neighbours to ensure they are well prepared for the onset of cold weather.
“Particularly if they are elderly or otherwise at increased risk.”
Charity Age UK also warned that the conditions could be dangerous for vulnerable and elderly people.
Age UK director Caroline Abrahams said: “With high energy bills and food prices it is understandable that some may think they have to cut back on food and turn their heating off, but prolonged exposure to cold temperatures can have a serious impact on an older person’s health, especially if they are already trying to manage existing illnesses.”