UK weather forecast LIVE – Met Office issues urgent update as snow hits and temperatures plunge to -8C

THE MET OFFICE have released a yellow warning for northern regions of the UK until mid-morning today.

The yellow warning for ice are in place for areas in Scotland, the East Midlands, Northeast England and the Yorkshire and Humber.

The Met Office’s yellow alert warns the severe weather could disrupt travel as these places could see nearly an inch of ‘slushy wet snow’, although this is likely to melt quickly.

Forecasters have warned of ‘a spell of unsettled weather’ on the way for much of the UK in the coming days – with rain showers and a possible mix of sleet and snow.

For Friday, weather mapper WXCharts shows that biting temperatures will bring up to eight centimetres of snow for areas of the UK.

Temperatures in Scotland for Thursday are as low as -6C and are set to further drop by Friday morning to -7C in some areas.

North Wales can expect to feel the bite as temperatures on Thursday morning reach -5C while the rest of the UK ranges between -3C and 0C.

Temperatures during the day for England and Wales will reach highs of 5C while the majority of Scotland will peak around 2 or 3C.

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