Yellow warning for ice and snow in Peterborough

The yellow warning covers Peterborough from tomorrow morning (December 30) and through Thursday with temperatures forecast to drop below freezing.

The Met office has forecast wintry showers for the city this morning (December 29) with some flurries of snow possible with temperatures ranging from 0-5C (32-41F).

On Wednesday morning temperatures will start below freezing when the Met office said there will be ‘a small chance of disruption from snow and ice’.

The freezing temperatures will continue into Thursday with highs of just 2C (35.6F) expected with the yellow alert warning of icy conditions and possible snow showers.

Elsewhere in the country the Met Office has issued a yellow warning of snow and ice for much of England and Wales and parts of Scotland after a day of heavy snowfall in some regions, with more wintry weather expected on Wednesday and Thursday.

It said that overnight temperatures reached -10C in parts of western Scotland.

Drivers were urged to stay off the roads with treacherous conditions predicted by the AA if thawing snow turns to ice overnight.

Britons could also wake up to freezing fog patches, which will be slow to clear.

Wintry showers could see up to 10cm of snow could fall over the Pennines and North York Moors.

The Met Office said that most places will see little or no snow, but “a slight covering of a centimetre or so is possible in a few places”.

Ben Sheridan, of the AA, said: “Thawing snow, rainfalls and freezing temperatures overnight lead to challenging driving conditions, with roads likely to be icy in the morning.”

But the AA added regional restrictions, which have been imposed due to Covid-19, mean that roads are quieter than normal.

Large swathes of London, the Midlands, the South, South West plus the east of England and Wales have also been warned that snow and ice could hit on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Met Office yellow warning suggests that up to 5cm of snow could fall across parts of southern Wales, central and southern England, and there is a small chance of 10cm-15cm settling in a few places, most likely on high ground above 200 metres.