Snow warning for region as temperatures set to plunge
COLD CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE SOME DISRUPTION
THE Met Office has issued new weather warnings for snow and ice covering Hull and the East Riding from Saturday.
Forecasters have said cold conditions are expected through the weekend and into Monday with disruption from snow and ice.
The weather is expected to begin at 3pm on Saturday and last until midnight on Monday night, with temperatures reaching just above freezing.
Hull has been been on the fringes of recent weather warnings, but this time the Met Office snow “footprint” covers the whole of East Yorkshire, the Humber and Lincolnshire and beyond the coastline.
The yellow weather warning reads: “Cold conditions will persist through the weekend and into the following week with some disruption from snow and ice possible.”
It also says you should expect:
■ There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.
There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected.
There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off.
A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable.
Talking in more detail about the weather from Saturday, the Met Office website says: “Cold air will spread across the UK during the weekend with wintry showers likely to push inland into parts of England from the North Sea.
“This is likely to bring areas of accumulating snow through the period with some icy stretches developing.
“At this stage no single area can be highlighted as more at risk but given the coldness of the air, disruption is possible at times.”
For advice and what to visit www.metoffice.gov.uk expect,