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Milo Boyd

UK weather forecast: Snow and ice warnings from Met Office threaten dangerous commute

Snow and ice warnings have been issued for the north as the country braces for an unpredictable but wintry week ahead.

As much as 10cm of snow could fall in the peaks of Scotland today, at the end of a week in which Storm Jorge helped blanket large parts of the country.

Motorists have been warned to watch out during the Monday commute as freezing rains cover roads across the north of the UK in ice.

The Met Office has issued weather warnings for large areas of Scotland, northern England, Wales and Northern Ireland for tomorrow morning.

The weather authority has warned that roads will become wet and slippery as the miserable weather continues.

The latter part of the coming week remains unpredictable weather wise, with snow and ice definite possibilities.

Monday will be blighted by ice in the north (Met Office)

Meteorologist Alex Burkill said the worst of the weather would start at midnight on Sunday.

"We're going to have some showers and where they fall on frozen surfaces it's likely to cause some difficult driving if roads don't get treated," he said.

"Pavements and cycle paths are likely to be icy, leading to risk of slips and falls."

Parts of Scotland are expecting snow today (Met Office)

The icy weather follows on from a day of snow in parts of Scotland.

A yellow weather warning has been issued for central and northern Scotland, where as much as 10cm of snow could fall on ground above 500m.

Hills topping out at 200m will likely get between two and five centimeters of snow.

This follows on from the plentiful showers brought by Storm Jorge which covered large parts of the UK late last week.

Conditions on the road will be difficult tomorrow morning (IAN COOPER/NORTH WALES LIVE)

Although no weather warnings have been issued for any days beyond Monday yet, Mr Burkill suggested that could soon change.

"We will probably need further snow and ice warnings," he said.

"There is a continuing risk of something a little bit wintery. Temperatures will be on the cold side with icy stretches too.

Storm Jorge brought snow to Wales late last week (IAN COOPER/NORTH WALES LIVE)

"This coming week is changable. Not as unsettled as much of February, but there is still some wet and windy weathers.

"There is the potential for some outbreaks of snow, particularly showers through Tuesday and Wednesday.

"It will mostly be a high ground thing, perhaps some northern parts could see snow coming to lower levels."

Mr Burkhill pointed out that while today is the start of meteorological spring, the threat of snow will remain for some days to come.

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