The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow across certain parts of the UK.
As an area of rain moves northwards, it looks like turning to snow over the higher parts of Northern England, and then southern and central Scotland.
Coupled with strong winds, gusting to 35 to 45 mph in places, this is likely to lead to some difficult travel conditions across higher Pennine and Cumbrian routes, as well as the Southern Uplands, during the early hours of Sunday.
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Temporary blizzard-like conditions may be encountered above around 300 or 400 metres elevation.
These conditions will probably move into some hillier central parts of Scotland during Sunday morning, while snow turns back to rain further south.
The weather warning is in place between 12.15am to 12pm on Sunday, December 26.
The extent of snowfall is uncertain at this stage, and so it will be particularly worthwhile keeping up to date with the forecast.
Regions and local authorities affected
Central, Tayside & Fife
- Clackmannanshire
- Falkirk
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
North East England
- Durham
- Northumberland
North West England
- Cumbria
- Lancashire
SW Scotland, Lothian Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Midlothian Council
- Scottish Borders
- West Lothian
Strathclyde
- Argyll and Bute
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- North Lanarkshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Dunbartonshire
Yorkshire & Humber
- North Yorkshire
What to expect:
- Some roads and railways likely to be affected by snow or ice, leading to longer journey times by car, as well as by bus and possibly train services
- Some short term loss of power and other services is possible
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