A yellow weather warning has been issued for snow in Nottingham with the Met Office warning of potentially ‘significant disruption’. The alert is issued from 3am on Thursday March 9 and continues until 6pm on Friday March 10.
The forecaster warns that the alert means that travellers could face ’long delays and cancellations on bus, rail and air travel’. It adds: “There is a slight chance that roads may become blocked by deep snow, with many stranded vehicles and passengers. There is a small chance that communities could be cut off for several days.
“There is also small chance that long interruptions to power supplies and other services, such as gas, water, telephone and mobile phone coverage, may occur.” According to the map showing the alert, the warning stretches down from Scotland to just south of Nottingham.
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The Met Office forecast for this period suggests that the temperature will be as low as 0C but will feel like -3C due to wind chill. The BBC says that sleet and wintry showers are likely to reach Nottingham around 9am on Thursday - and last for a number of hours.
The whole day could see lots of rain - and if the temperature is cold enough it could turn to snow and sleet. The Met Office forecast for Thursday in Nottingham says: “Staying cold with frosts overnight. Risk of disruptive snow and strong winds to occur on Thursday and Friday. Saturday looking drier and brighter.”
The longer range predictions from Saturday March 11 - Monday March 20 adds: “Confidence in the details are low throughout this period. On Saturday, cold conditions are expected across the north, accompanied by showers, some of these possibly wintry, although some sunny spells are possible.”
It comes as a nationwide level three cold weather alert has been put in place by the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency. The alert warns the weather will turn extremely cold from 1am Monday (March 6) to midnight on Wednesday (March 8).
Commenting on the alert, Dr Agostinho Sousa, head of extreme events and health protection at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said: “During periods like this, it is important to check in on family, friends and relatives who may be more vulnerable to the cold weather, as it can have a serious impact on health.
"If you have a pre-existing medical condition or are over the age of 65, it is important to try and heat your home to at least 18C if you can."
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