THE BIG FREEZE
24 hours of freezing temperatures, ice, snow and sleet set to hit Wales
WALES is facing another 24 hours of freezing temperatures, ice, snow and sleet. It follows what was the coldest day of the year in many parts, with temperatures struggling above freezing for many places.
Today temperatures in the morning will be between 2-3⁰C and will drag themselves up to 4-5⁰C over the course of the day.
A Met Office spokeswoman said: “It will be cloudy with showers through the day and overnight.
“At the moment the weather is what is called ‘the winter mix’. At temperatures between 0 and 4⁰C it is very hard to predict whether it will snow or rain.
“In all likelihood it will be a mix of snow, sleet and rain. As the day goes on and it reaches the afternoon it will probably be between 4-5⁰C and will be just rain.
“Overnight the fall in temperature will mean snow is more likely.
“It is breezy out there, which will make it feel much colder,” said the spokeswoman.
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South Wales will see milder weather and light rain on Tuesday, which may become heavier as the day goes on. This rain will be more widespread by Wednesday across the whole of Wales.
Part of Wales actually got quite a smattering of the white stuff throughout yesterday.
Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons got heavy snow for some of the day, as well as some of the more northerly Valleys towns.
Cardiff woke up to some light flakes of snow which did not settle and turned to rain into the afternoon.
TheTh internationall rugbyb match thi in the Welsh capital was played in bitter cold with no shelter, as England would not allow the roof of the Principality Stadium to be closed.
For those travelling back to England after enjoying the rugby, driving conditions were potentially tough, as yellow severe weather warnings were in place for northern England. Yorkshire was facing a warning for snow until 3pm today. The Met Office’s chief forecaster said: “During Sunday an area of more widespread, and at times heavy, snow (rain or sleet at lower levels) is expected to develop along the Pennine chain, with drifting of snow in the strong northeasterly winds.”