Snow 'could cause disruption tomorrow night'

The Met Office has issued a yellow ‘be aware’ warning for snow which is valid from 8pm on Wednesday until 10am on Thursday.

Its chief forecaster said it is expected to start raining tomorrow afternoon before turning increasingly wintry in the evening.

Heavy snow is expected to fall overnight and in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The Met Office said: “Please be aware of the possibility of localised disruption to travel, and keep up to date with forecasts and warnings, which may well be updated.

“As nearly always in such situations, the rain-snow balance will be a tricky one, influenced by how heavy the precipitation is (heavier rain turns more easily to snow).

“For this reason, across some parts of the warning area, the precipitation may stay as light rain, while other places see enough snow to cause a few problems.”