Stafford, England, United Kingdom Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Information on update: Warning extended further south and west to allow for more widespread snow showers and risk of ice. Text updated. Snow showers are expected to affect this area on Saturday, becoming frequent and perhaps heavy at times. Around 1-3 cm of snow is likely to accumulate quite widely, with 5-8 cm possible in places. The snow showers will gradually become lighter and less frequent during Saturday evening, and move offshore overnight. Icy patches will also form, particularly during Saturday evening where roads have potentially been left wet from partially thawed snow during the daytime.

For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

Information on update: Warning area expanded and Further Details text updated. Snow showers are expected to push further inland across Wales, parts of northwest England, the West Midlands and southwest England during Sunday evening. Along windward coasts, some rain and sleet is likely, but inland showers will fall as snow. Whilst not all locations in the warning area will see snow, 1-3 cm could develop in many places by Monday morning, with the potential for 5-8 cm to build up in a few locations, particularly across inland and higher parts of Wales. Icy stretches are likely to form widely.

For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

Snow showers are expected to spread further inland in the early hours of Saturday, becoming frequent and perhaps heavy at times. Around 1-3 cm of snow is likely to accumulate quite widely, with 5-8 cm possible in places, this most likely across the North York Moors. The snow showers will gradually become lighter and less frequent during Saturday evening, and move offshore overnight. Icy patches will also form, particularly during Saturday evening where roads have potentially been left wet from partially thawed snow during the daytime.

For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings