Met Office issues rare 16-hour amber warning as UK set for snow barrage | Weather | News
The Met Office issued a warning for rare amber snow on Tuesday, which is likely to cause disruption in the coming days. According to the information shared by the Met Office, the snow alert will be valid from 5am to 9pm on 20 November and will affect North East England and the Yorkshire and Humber regions.
The National Weather Agency explained: “Frequent showers will feed inland from the North Sea, causing significant snow accumulation across parts of the North York Moors and Yorkshire Wolds. By the end of Thursday, as much as 15-25cm of snow may have accumulated on hills above 100m, likely causing significant disruption. Some of the showers will be accompanied by strong winds creating occasional blizzard conditions and perhaps a few lightning strikes.” additional hazards that may appear to be a downpour.”
According to forecasts, freezing weather conditions are likely to cause travel delays and even leave some vehicles and passengers stranded on the roads.
The Met Office has warned that there is also a possibility of power outages and this could also affect mobile phone coverage. It suggested: “People cope better with power outages when they prepare for them in advance. This is easy to do; consider packing flashlights, batteries, a cell phone power pack and other essential items.”
Met Office Chief Forecaster Neil Armstrong said: “Cold Arctic air from the north is keeping a tight grip on the UK’s weather forecast, bringing the first significant cold snaps of this autumn and providing an early taste of winter weather.
“As a result, wintry hazards are likely to occur over the next few days, with snow and ice a particular danger, with the coldest conditions likely on Wednesday and Thursday. Showers will affect areas exposed to gusty north winds, particularly Northern Ireland, south-west Wales, south-west England, north-east England and the northern half of Scotland.”
“Although snow may not be seen everywhere, accumulations of 2-5 cm will be possible in places where showers are most common. Accumulations of 15-20 cm may occur in the high parts of Scotland, and potentially 15-25 cm in the North York Moors and Yorkshire Wolds.”
