Weather warning issued in Wales with snow forecast for Flintshire

A weather warning has been issued by the Met Office with snow forecast for the area by the weekend.

The yellow alert is in place from midday on Saturday 4 January through until 9am on Monday 6 January.

Temperatures are currently forecast to drop from Thursday with lows expected of -3 in some parts of the county borough.

The weather warning is in place for large parts of Wales, England and Scotland.

According to the Met Office some higher areas covered within the warning could see snowfall of up to 20-30cm.

A Met Office spokesperson said: “Outbreaks of rain spreading northeastwards later on Saturday and overnight into Sunday will likely be preceded by a spell of snow on its northern flank.

“Whilst there is a fair bit of uncertainty as to how far north this may spread, and how long any snow will last, significant accumulations of snow are possible, especially (but not exclusively) on hills.

“Currently, parts of the Midlands, Wales and northern England are most at risk of disruption, where 5cm or more could accumulate fairly widely, with perhaps as much as 20-30 cm over high ground of Wales and/or the Pennines.

“This, accompanied by strengthening winds, may lead to drifting of lying snow.

“In addition, as milder air attempts to move northwards into southern and central areas, snow may turn to a spell of freezing rain for a time, adding to the risk of ice.

“If milder air is able to spread more bodily northwards, any snow in southern parts of the warning area may be relatively short-lived before turning to rain.

“Given the uncertainties, it is quite likely this warning area and start/end times will be refined over the coming days as confidence increases in areas most likely to be impacted.”

A separate weather warning also remains in place across Flintshire for today and Thursday for icy conditions.