By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-01-04 12:31:26 | Updated at 2025-01-06 13:15:54
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Swathes of Britain are bracing for heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend after the Met Office's announcement of another two amber weather warnings.
There is a "good chance" rural communities could be cut off, forecasters have warned, as up to 30cm of snow is set to blanket some parts of the country.
The severe weather conditions will bring significant disruption across central England, Wales and northern regions, with as many as nine warnings in place through the weekend.
An amber warning for snow and rare freezing rain has been issued for most of Wales and central England from 6pm today until midday on Sunday.
Rural communities could be cut off, forecasters have warned
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Britain is bracing for two days of widespread weather warnings as temperatures plummet
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Forecasters predict widespread snowfall of 3cm to 7cm across both amber warning areas.
And the dire forecast follows some freezing conditions already recorded in parts of the country.
Temperatures plunged to -8.6C in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire overnight, a Met Office spokesman confirmed.
For comparison, the coldest temperature recorded in January 2024 was -14C, measured in Dalwhinnie in the Highlands.
Parts of England and Wales have still been slapped with a yellow weather warning - this time for rain
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Several yellow weather warnings are also in force across the UK over the coming days.
The Orkney and Shetland Islands face a snow warning from 10am until 8pm today, while northern mainland Scotland is under a yellow ice warning from 6pm Saturday until 10am on Sunday.
Northern Ireland has a yellow warning for snow and ice from 9pm today until 6pm on Sunday.
And alongside snow, parts of Wales and western England have still been slapped with a yellow weather warning - this time for rain - from 6am until 9pm on Sunday.
