Severe weather alert and snow forecast for Sunday

By Neil Speight

5th Feb 2021 | Local News

THE region could be set for snow this weekend as the Met Office has upgraded a severe weather warning.

Forecasters are warning there is a '90 per cent probability' of severe cold weather between 9am on Saturday and 9pm on Wednesday.

And snow is predicted between 4am and midnight on Sunday.

The Met Office said today (Friday, 5 February): "This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services.

"Although temperatures will be slightly milder today, it will become much colder over the weekend with a strong easterly wind flow developing during Saturday in the north, reaching the south Saturday night, with wintry showers in eastern and northern counties.

"This will likely lead to icy conditions on roads and risk of travel disruption.

"There is an increasing risk of significant snowfall in the far southeast and East Anglia as well Saturday night into Sunday.

"Very cold temperatures will spread to all parts of the country by the end of Sunday and into Monday morning - the coldest period of the winter so far. Indications are that all parts of England are going into a notable cold spell of weather as we head into the coming week with sharp overnight frosts, and temperatures near freezing by day, together with cold winds."

     

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