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03 December 2023 , 07:35

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A man pushes a car the A591 in Windermere, Cumbria (Image: Asadour Guzelian)

A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for snow and ice for large parts of the country today.

The warning covers most of the Midlands, Yorkshire, the north east and north west of England, and North and Central Wales. Yellow weather warnings are issued when it is likely that the weather will cause some low level impacts, including some disruption to travel in a few places.

It comes after cops in Cumbria declared a 'major incident' over the snowfall in the region. It has also issued a yellow warning for ice from midnight until 11am on Sunday in Cumbria and north Lancashire, stating that a "few snow flurries may continue into the early hours of Sunday, but the main hazard will be refreezing of any melted snow, or freezing of lying snow".

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This Met Office weather maps shows where the weather warnings are in the UK for Sunday (Met Office)

The Met Office has also issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice from 6pm on Saturday to 12pm on Sunday covering much of the Midlands, Yorkshire, the north east and north west of England, and north and central Wales.

The weather service said that while not everywhere will see accumulating snow, some places are likely to see 1-3cm, with 5-10cm possible over some hills and mountains in Wales, the Peak District and South Pennines. The forecaster said there will probably be icy patches on untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths, resulting in "some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces".

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It warned that some roads and railways are likely to be affected, with longer journey times by road, bus and train. The Met Office has also issued a yellow weather warning of ice from midnight until 8am on Sunday for London, the East of England, the West Midlands and parts of South Wales.

The weather service warned that areas of rain or sleet falling on frozen surfaces may lead to icy conditions and some injuries may result from slips and falls. It added: "Rain or sleet is expected to spread from west to east across the area overnight, falling on to frozen surfaces and leading to icy patches, perhaps even where treatment has been applied."

The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office have issued amber cold health alerts in five regions - the East Midlands, West Midlands, North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber - until December 5, meaning "cold weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service for an extended period of time".

Full breakdown of weather warnings:

Yellow - Ice until 8am

East Midlands

Leicester

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Northamptonshire

Rutland

East of England

Bedford

Cambridgeshire

Central Bedfordshire

Essex

Hertfordshire

Luton

Norfolk

Peterborough

Southend-on-Sea

Suffolk

Thurrock

London & South East England

Bracknell Forest

Buckinghamshire

Greater London

Kent

Medway

Milton Keynes

Oxfordshire

Reading

Slough

Surrey

West Berkshire

Windsor and Maidenhead

Wokingham

South West England

Gloucestershire

Swindon

Wiltshire

Wales

Blaenau Gwent

Caerphilly

Merthyr Tydfil

Monmouthshire

Newport

Powys

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Torfaen

West Midlands

Herefordshire

Warwickshire

West Midlands Conurbation

Worcestershire

Yellow - Ice until 11am

North East England

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Durham

North West England

Cumbria

Lancashire

SW Scotland, Lothian Borders

Dumfries and Galloway

Yorkshire & Humber

North Yorkshire

Yellow - Snow and ice until noon