2 weeks Ago
A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for Bolton as temperatures plummet below zero tonight. The borough has been caught up in a major incident following heavy rainfall. Now the amber alert for rain issued this morning has now turned into a warning for ice which will run into tomorrow morning.
According to The Met Office temperatures are set to fall to -2 degrees tonight and reach no higher than 2 degrees tomorrow. The warning for ice is until 10am tomorrow. A yellow weather for snow will cover Bolton throughout the weekend into Monday.
Snow is forecast from Saturday onwards, with some places expected to see heavy snowfall. READ MORE: UK snow: Met Office issues weather warning for this weekend 'Major incident' declared as emergency services respond to flooding incidents Dan Holley is a Deputy Chief Forecaster for the Met Office. He said: “An Atlantic frontal system is likely to move across parts of central and southern UK through the weekend.
With milder, moisture-laden air engaging with the cold conditions already in place this may bring a spell of snow in some areas, before possibly turning back to rain in the south. “At this stage there is a fair amount of uncertainty over exactly which areas will see disruptive snow, with parts of Wales, northern England and the Midlands most likely to see some impacts. Here we could see 5cm or more in quite a few areas, and perhaps as much as 20-30cm over high ground, including Wales and the Pennines.
Coupled with strengthening winds this could lead to drifting, making travelling conditions difficult over higher-level routes in particular. “We’ve currently issued a Yellow warning for snow covering a large part of England, Wales and southern Scotland to cater for possible disruption over the weekend, but it’s quite likely this will be refined over the coming days as confidence in the forecast increases. So it’s worth keeping up to date with the latest warnings.
”.
