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Robert Harries

Met Office issues snow weather warning covering most of Wales

A new yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been put in place across most of Wales on Saturday.

The new warning is in place from 8am to 10pm on Saturday.

According to the Met Office some roads and railways are likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus, and train.

The new warning was expanded over Wales and parts of south-west England and brought forward to Saturday morning. A much as 7cm of snow could fall in parts with forecasters also predicting “strong and gusty winds”.

The warning for snow and ice covers most of Wales (Met Office)

The areas of Wales covered by the new warning are:

Blaenau Gwent

Bridgend

Caerphilly

Cardiff

Carmarthenshire

Ceredigion

Conwy

Denbighshire

Gwynedd

Merthyr Tydfil

Neath Port Talbot

Newport

Pembrokeshire

Powys

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Swansea

Torfaen

Vale of Glamorgan

Keep up to date with the latest weather where you live:

A spokesman for the Met Office said: “A band of rain, sleet, and snow will move eastwards during Saturday. Snow may fall to low levels for a time giving 1-2 cm in places.

“There is also the potential for 2-7 cm of fresh snow over hills where strong and gusty winds will be an additional hazard and may lead to temporary blizzard conditions and drifting. The strong winds may cause some localised disruption to ferry services around western Scotland.

“Rain may also fall onto frozen surfaces in a few places giving a risk of icy stretches on untreated surfaces.”

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