UK snow forecast: Urgent weather warning for 6 hours of snowfall

Brits are being warned as forecasters predict the next few days could be hit by snow flurries and ‘thundersnow’

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After a warm and wet Christmas, the weather is about to deliver a blast of snow and freezing low temperatures.

While it’s too late to call it a white Christmas, it certainly looks set to be a snowy start to the year looking at the January forecast.

Following what was the warmest New Year’s Day on record, temperatures are finally set to plummet across the country.

Urgent yellow weather warnings across swathes of the UK from Friday morning with those who are using the roads told to approach cautiously.

THE UK is expected to be battered by heavy winds and up to 10cm of snow is predicted to fall as the Met Office issues three weather warnings for this weekend

The Met Office has already said that it is ‘considerably colder’ this week and has tipped six hours of snowfall for some areas.

A band of rain will move eastwards across the UK during Thursday, bringing with it wintry showers and slushy snow.
During this six hour period into Friday morning, forecasters are concerned that travel will be impacted and the roads may be impacted.

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A Met Office spokesman said: “Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services.”

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