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Boxing Day snow could cause disruption - Met Office Boxing Day snow could cause disruption - Met Office
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Snow could cause disruption across parts of the UK later, the Met Office has warned.Snow could cause disruption across parts of the UK later, the Met Office has warned.
An "area of rain, sleet and snow" is moving east across Northern Ireland, Wales, central and northern England and Scotland on Friday, forecasters said. An "area of rain, sleet and snow" is moving east across Northern Ireland, Wales, central and northern England, and Scotland, forecasters said.
A mixture of rain and snow is falling in Wales and northern Ireland, with up to 15cm (6in) expected in some parts. Rain and snow has been falling in Wales and Northern Ireland, while heavy rain is falling in some parts, causing standing water and spray on the roads.
Several centimetres is forecast elsewhere, but "some uncertainty surrounds how much snow will occur". Forecasters warned of "treacherous" driving conditions, even without snow.
A yellow warning of snow - meaning "be aware" - has been issued for all the affected areas, with the Met Office saying there was "potential for disruption", especially for people travelling. "The biggest risk of settling snow [is in] north Wales, the north Midlands and Lincolnshire," said BBC forecaster Aisling Creevey.
Forecasters also warned there was potential for a higher, amber warning - indicating people should be prepared - in Wales and the Midlands. "Elsewhere we're likely to see a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow but we're not expecting it to settle in those areas."
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A yellow warning of snow and ice has also been issued for much of Scotland on Friday night, with forecasters saying the public should be aware of hazardous conditions on the roads. Yellow warnings - meaning "be aware" - of snow and ice have been issued for all of the affected areas, with the Met Office saying there is "potential for disruption", especially for people travelling.
Up to 10cm (4in) of snow could fall on higher ground. Forecasters also warned there was potential for a higher, amber warning - indicating people should be prepared - in Wales and the Midlands, where the heaviest snowfall of up to 15cm (6in) could fall.
However, the Met Office said "some uncertainty surrounds how much snow will occur".
A cold weather alert for parts of England was also issued on Friday morning, with forecasters warning of a 90% chance that severe weather between 15:00 GMT on Friday and 12:00 GMT on Wednesday could "increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services".A cold weather alert for parts of England was also issued on Friday morning, with forecasters warning of a 90% chance that severe weather between 15:00 GMT on Friday and 12:00 GMT on Wednesday could "increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services".
The amber - level three - alert is one below a national emergency and indicates social and healthcare services should target "high-risk" groups, such as the very young or old, or those with chronic diseases.The amber - level three - alert is one below a national emergency and indicates social and healthcare services should target "high-risk" groups, such as the very young or old, or those with chronic diseases.
Public Health England also urged people to look out for vulnerable friends and family and neighbours. during the cold snap.Public Health England also urged people to look out for vulnerable friends and family and neighbours. during the cold snap.
The Met Office said: "A depression will track south-eastwards across England and Wales during Boxing Day, clearing south-east England overnight. A spell of snow is likely, even to lower levels, on the northern flank of this depression. South of the depression centre, rain will fall, heavy at times." The Met Office said: "A depression will track south-eastwards across England and Wales during Boxing Day, clearing south-east England overnight.
The weather system is expected to move across the country before "clearing during [Friday] evening and overnight" - though the weather warning applies from 11:00 GMT on Friday until 06:00 GMT on Saturday. "A spell of snow is likely, even to lower levels, on the northern flank of this depression. South of the depression centre, rain will fall, heavy at times."
In Scotland, the snow and ice warning applies from 22:00 on Friday until 12:00 on Saturday. The weather warning applies from 11:00 GMT on Friday until 06:00 GMT on Saturday. In Scotland, the snow and ice warning applies from 22:00 on Friday until 12:00 on Saturday.
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BBC Weather forecaster Jay Wynne said there would be "quite a bit of variation from location to location on how much snow you see".BBC Weather forecaster Jay Wynne said there would be "quite a bit of variation from location to location on how much snow you see".
BBC forecaster Laura Gilchrist said: "The main thing to underline is that although the warning runs from 11:00 to 06:00 it's not necessarily going to be snowing everywhere in these areas all of the time. It's a moving risk as we go through the day."
Forecasters have also warned of freezing temperatures in the days leading up to New Year.Forecasters have also warned of freezing temperatures in the days leading up to New Year.