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| Wales weather: Ice warning as snow returns on high ground | Wales weather: Ice warning as snow returns on high ground |
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| A yellow warning urging everyone to be aware of icy conditions is in force across Wales on Tuesday. | A yellow warning urging everyone to be aware of icy conditions is in force across Wales on Tuesday. |
| Forecasters say a few centimetres of snow fell overnight over high ground, with up to 3in (7cm) in the Welshpool area of Powys early on Tuesday. | Forecasters say a few centimetres of snow fell overnight over high ground, with up to 3in (7cm) in the Welshpool area of Powys early on Tuesday. |
| Dyfed-Powys Police said the snow and ice were combining to make driving conditions treacherous. | Dyfed-Powys Police said the snow and ice were combining to make driving conditions treacherous. |
| There is a covering of snow across north Wales, with a couple of inches reported on higher ground. | |
| More heavy showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected, with gales in exposed areas. | More heavy showers of hail, sleet and snow are expected, with gales in exposed areas. |
| Last month days of heavy snowfall caused widespread disruption across the country, closing thousands of schools on some says and bring power cuts for more than 1,000 households. | Last month days of heavy snowfall caused widespread disruption across the country, closing thousands of schools on some says and bring power cuts for more than 1,000 households. |
| A Met Office yellow warning for ice will remain until 11:00 GMT Tuesday for most of Wales, apart from the south west and extreme north west. | A Met Office yellow warning for ice will remain until 11:00 GMT Tuesday for most of Wales, apart from the south west and extreme north west. |
| "Surfaces will remain wet from earlier showers and from continued showers of rain, sleet and snow, allowing ice to form," said the Met Office. | "Surfaces will remain wet from earlier showers and from continued showers of rain, sleet and snow, allowing ice to form," said the Met Office. |
| "The public should be aware of the risk of icy stretches on roads on pavements." | "The public should be aware of the risk of icy stretches on roads on pavements." |
| Forecasters also say there will be some bright spells in between the showers early on, but by Tuesday afternoon it will be much cloudier and there will be further showers. | Forecasters also say there will be some bright spells in between the showers early on, but by Tuesday afternoon it will be much cloudier and there will be further showers. |
| On Tuesday night further spells of rain or sleet are likely with the potential for more snowfall on higher ground. | On Tuesday night further spells of rain or sleet are likely with the potential for more snowfall on higher ground. |
| It will continue very windy with gales or severe gales for exposed areas. | It will continue very windy with gales or severe gales for exposed areas. |
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