Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are already in place for parts of the UK, ahead of amber snow warnings for northern Scotland which begin at midday on Friday. Travel disruption is expected as wintry weather moves southeastwards over parts of England and Wales on January 2. A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place throughout Friday morning for an area covering London, Greater Manchester and Cardiff. The amber weather warnings for snow are in place until noon on Saturday, covering areas within a wider yellow weather warning. Describing the amber warning, the Met Office said: “Heavy snow showers will become more frequent and may merge to give longer spells of snow at times.

Source: The Herald January 02, 2026 00:18 UTC