Cold weather alert issued for England as Met Office issues snow update

A cold weather alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency as the Met Office warns of snow across parts of the UK next week.

According to the Met Office, there will be some scattered showers across northern parts of the UK, with the Scottish mountains seeing the highest risk of snow. Following this, an arctic maritime airmass will "bring snow showers to Scotland Northern Ireland and along the East coast o England form Monday".

Areas most affected by the snow showers will include northern and eastern areas in the UK with cold and freezing conditions sweeping across the whole country.

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Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Chris Almond, said: “Although we’ve moved into meteorological Spring there will be a distinctly wintry feel to our weather next week. Very cold air will spread across the UK bringing snow showers even to sea level in the north on Monday and these snow showers could spread further south on Tuesday.

“With freezing overnight temperatures and the risk of ice it is likely weather warnings will be issued for Monday and Tuesday once the detail of potential impacts becomes clearer, so keep an eye on the Met Office forecast.”

Currently, a level 2 alert for cold weather, icy conditions, and heavy snow has been implemented in parts of England between Monday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 8. The Yellow warning means there will be an increased risk to health, especially those vulnerable to colder conditions.

Because of this, the UKHSA is advising older people and those with underlying health conditions to avoid going out when it's cold or icy as much as possible. People should also seek to keep their homes as warms as possible