The Met Office has issued amber warnings for heavy snow showers that could bring disruption in parts of the Highlands and north-east Scotland between midday on Friday and midday on Saturday. The Met Office predicts 2-5cm could be lying by Thursday evening, with 10cm accumulating by Friday morning, while up to 20cm could build up above 200 metres. Snow up to 5cm could blanket some areas, especially on higher ground in parts of North Wales and north-west England. Separate yellow warnings are in place for Northern Ireland between midnight and 10am on Friday. However, yellow alerts have been upgraded to amber across the East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, South West, East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, and London.

Source: The Herald January 01, 2026 11:13 UTC