Met Office issues new snow and ice yellow weather warning for Preston today

Snow on Fishergate Hill in Preston city centre on Tuesday morning Pic: John Wildman — Snow on Fishergate Hill in Preston city centre in January Pic: John Wildman

Wintry showers and icy patches are likely to affect the North West from midday today, according to a new warning from the Met Office.

The Met Office has issued a number of weather warnings affecting Preston this week with the majority of the UK under a government issued cold weather warning.

The new warning, for snow and ice, covers the whole of Preston and is in place from midday today (21 November) until 10am tomorrow (22 November).

This is separate to a snow and rain morning in place for Saturday (23 November) into Sunday (24 November).

A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “Wintry showers are expected to gradually move south this afternoon, then feeding inland from Irish Sea and North Sea coasts at times this evening and overnight, especially through the Cheshire Gap to affect parts of the Midlands and north Wales.

“Where these occur 2-5cm of fresh snow is possible, with this most likely on ground above 100m.

“Icy stretches are expected to form on untreated surfaces during Thursday evening and overnight into Friday morning as temperatures drop below freezing, especially following any showers.”

Subscribe: Keep in touch directly with the latest headlines from Blog Preston, join our WhatsApp channel and subscribe for our twice-a-week email newsletter. Both free and direct to your phone and inbox.