The Met Office has issued a raft of new weather warnings for snow and ice in the coming days as major cities including London and Birmingham are set to see some of the white stuff
The Met Office has issued a host of new weather warnings as Brits brace for potential snow amid an ongoing cold snap.
A yellow warning for snow and ice is now in place from 12am on Friday, January 2, covering parts of the southeast, London, the West Midlands and much of Wales. At least 79 places are under snow warnings in the coming days and there are warnings in Northern Ireland and the north of Scotland on January 2.
Further warnings are in place for the north of Scotland for Saturday and Sunday, as well as New Year’s Day.
Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Mark Sidaway said: “It certainly looks like we are in for a taste of ‘winter’ as we welcome in the New Year, initially in the north, but more widely across the UK for the first week of 2026. Arctic air and strong northerly winds will bring cold or very cold conditions to all parts of the UK, and it will feel especially cold in the strong winds. Widespread and locally severe frosts are expected, along with the first snow of the winter for many.”
When will there be snow?
January 1
The first snow warning is in place in the north of Scotland on New Year’s Day. That yellow warning is in place in Central, Tayside and Fife, Grampian, Highlands and Eilean Star, Orkney and Shetland and Strathclyde from 6am until midnight.
Around 2-5cm of snow could build in places below 200m, with large accumulations of between 10-20cm on higher ground. Some areas could see 30cm.
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