Snow on Shropshire hills as winter bites back

Parts of Shropshire and Mid Wales were left under a light blanket of snow – after the region was hit by an unexpected blast of wintry weather.

The Wrekin in Telford was briefly covered with a thin coat of snow which fell yesterday.

The blast also coated the Long Mynd near Church Stretton and turned the hills into a picture postcard. Long Mountain near Welshpool also got a covering. Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury and other parts of the county saw about half an hour of snowfall which gradually turned into sleet, hail and rain before clearing away by the afternoon.

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Yesterday started with a frosty covering in the Northwest of the UK, with wintry showers hitting Shropshire as clouds moved Southeast throughout the day.

Bosses at the Met Office today said there were no severe weather warnings in place this week with no more snow expected in the region.

Temperatures this week will be mixed as the mercury reaches a high of 10C (50F) and drop to a low of 1C (33F). Today's high will be 8C (46F) before it drops considerably to just above freezing tonight.

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The Met Office has said it will be mostly sunny tomorrow with highs of 10C (50F) and remaining mild by the evening when it falls to 6C (42F).

Wednesday is expected to bring the first light rain shower of the week along with further temperatures of 10C (50F) during the day and just 2C (35F) at night.