Ice warnings cover parts of Scotland and northern England from Sunday evening
Yellow ice warnings are due to run from 6pm Sunday to 10am Monday, with forecasters warning of hazardous travel and cold-health alerts starting separately.
The Met Office has issued yellow ice warnings for parts of Scotland and northern England from 6pm on Sunday, 15 November, until 10am on Monday, 16 November, with forecasters warning that icy conditions could make travel hazardous. Separate cold-health alerts are also scheduled to begin on Sunday evening, covering areas of England and running until Thursday morning.
- The Standard names the Scottish Highlands, Aberdeen, Perth and Edinburgh, as well as sections of northern England, under the ice alert; The Guardian describes the warning area as central and eastern Scotland.
- Met Office meteorologist Ethan Douglas said preceding rain and a cold night could lead to disruptive ice, while snow was expected mainly on Scottish hills.
- The Standard and The Guardian give different accounts of which English regions are covered by UKHSA cold-health alerts.
Where the ice warnings apply and when
The Standard reports that the ice alert covers the Scottish Highlands, Aberdeen, Perth and Edinburgh, along with sections of northern England. The Guardian describes the Met Office warnings as covering central and eastern Scotland. Both reports give the same validity period: 6pm Sunday to 10am Monday.
Douglas, an operational meteorologist at the Met Office, said the potential for disruptive ice on Sunday night and Monday morning followed rain and a cold night. He warned that ice could affect a wider area across the north of the UK, bringing extended journey times and potentially hazardous road conditions. The snow risk, he said, would be concentrated on Scottish hills, where driving could become difficult.
The Guardian said the Met Office urged people to take care while travelling because icy footpaths could cause slips. It also reported that snow could fall on hills in northern England and Scotland in the coming days.
UKHSA alerts cover different English regions in the reports
The cold-health alerts are separate from the Met Office’s ice warnings. The Standard says UKHSA alerts cover the North West, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber, from 9pm Sunday until 9am Thursday. The Guardian reports alerts for north-west and north-east England and Yorkshire and the Humber, and says a previous West Midlands warning was dropped. The reports therefore differ over whether the West Midlands or north-east England is included.
UKHSA said the alerts reflected a likelihood of minor impacts on health and social care services, including increased use of healthcare and a greater risk to life for vulnerable people. Paul Coleman, a UKHSA consultant in public health, said cold weather can seriously affect people aged 65 and over and those with pre-existing health conditions. He urged people to check on vulnerable friends, family and neighbours, heat the rooms they use most if possible, and dress warmly during colder spells.
Forecast calls for cold conditions to return later in the week
The Guardian reported that the lowest overnight temperature in the UK into Sunday was -4.5C at Santon Downham in Suffolk. Dan Stroud, a senior operational meteorologist at the Met Office, attributed the cold weather to northerly winds and longer nights.
The Guardian reported that conditions might turn briefly milder in midweek before becoming cold again as the weekend approaches. Stroud described a prospect of brighter weather, with showers continuing. The Met Office indicated that further warnings could be issued early in the week.
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What this story rests on
2 sources from 2 organisations: 2 newspaper or magazine.
- 1Snow and ice warning for parts of UK as London drenched by rainThe Standard (Clara Margotin and Michael Howie) · standard.co.ukNewspaper or magazine
- 2Cold and health alerts issued for Scotland and northern England as snow and ice expectedThe Guardian (Harry Taylor) · theguardian.comNewspaper or magazine
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