Met Office issues snow warning update as arctic blast set to batter large parts of Britain – live – UK Times

A snow and ice warning is in place for much of Northern Ireland between 3pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday, as well as between 7pm on Monday and 10am on Tuesday for northern England.

In northern Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, a snow and ice warning is in place between 4pm on Monday and 10am on Wednesday.

Up to 10cm of snow may accumulate on higher ground by Monday morning, the Met Office said. In northern England, up to 20cm of snow could fall overnight into Tuesday morning.

Up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days in the country’s “first taste of winter”, the Met Office has said.

The forecaster has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the UK between 4pm on Sunday and 10am Tuesday morning.

Throughout the warning periods, there is a chance of power cuts, disruption to road and public transport and the risk of injury from slipping on ice, the weather service added.

Sunday’s alert covers parts of northern Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, where up to 10cm of snow may accumulate on higher ground by Monday morning, the Met Office said.

On Monday, the warning covers areas in the East Midlands, Yorkshire, Wales and north of England overnight from 7pm and into Tuesday morning, where up to 20cm of snow could fall on high ground.