Parts of the UK have been experiencing persistent heavy snow for the past few hours, and some road issues are beginning to develop. Whilst the Peak District / southern Pennines region (i.e. Glossop, Buxton) remains snow free, significant & heavy snow is affecting places further north across Northern England. In particular, central and northern parts of Yorkshire, and into the Scottish Borders are being affected by some very icy & snowy conditions right now.
Within the key areas that were placed within our snow risk last night, this is how conditions are as of 8AM GMT.
North Wales> Snow Free
North Midlands> Snow Free
Peak District> Snow free (ice on the tops)
Yorkshire Dales > Heavy Snow, most side routes impassable.
North & West Yorkshire > significant and disruptive snowfall – up to 8″ deep in places on hills. Travel seriously disrupted.
Scotland> Heavy snow across the borders into Durham / Northumberland, sleet in the central belt and moderate snow in the highlands / southern uplands.
A169, North Yorkshire:
Conditions on the hills around Hawes, North Yorkshire are pretty atrocious at present:
To add to complications, strong winds are now beginning to produce some snow drifts in the worst affected areas i.e. North Yorkshire. The good news is that temperatures here will pick up during the day, melting most of any accumulating snowfall and improving traveling conditions.
However, across Scotland, some further heavy falls of snow are likely throughout the day, on the hills. To lower levels, slushy accumulations are possible here. The rest of England & Wales will turn milder today, with showers and strong winds. The colder air is set to return though, with wintry showers forecast for the North West for both Tuesday and Wednesday.