Snow warning for Berkshire and North Hampshire
Forecasters say we could see flurries at the weekend
Last updated 2nd Jan 2025
Berkshire and North Hampshire could see snow over the weekend after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning.
The alert, which covers inland areas of the county along with much of the UK, takes effect at midday on Saturday (January 4th) and lasts until 9am on Monday (January 6th).
While forecasters are warning of disruption, it's more likely that northern England, the Midlands and Wales are likely to see the most issues.
Here, snow is likely to be more fleeting and restricted to areas of higher ground.
What can we expect?
There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
There is a chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.
A Met Office spokesperson said:
"Outbreaks of rain spreading northeastwards later on Saturday and overnight into Sunday will likely be preceded by a spell of snow on its northern flank.
"Whilst there is a fair bit of uncertainty as to how far north this may spread, and how long any snow will last, significant accumulations of snow are possible, especially (but not exclusively) on hills.
"Currently, parts of the Midlands, Wales and northern England are most at risk of disruption, where 5cm or more could accumulate fairly widely, with perhaps as much as 20-30 cm over high ground of Wales and/or the Pennines. This, accompanied by strengthening winds, may lead to drifting of lying snow.
"In addition, as milder air attempts to move northwards into southern and central areas, snow may turn to a spell of freezing rain for a time, adding to the risk of ice.
"If milder air is able to spread more bodily northwards, any snow in southern parts of the warning area may be relatively short-lived before turning to rain."