Shropshire braced for sleet and snow bringing travel disruption
Sleet showers were arriving in Shropshire today, with a severe weather warnings in place.
Warnings for snow and ice were issued by the Met Office from midday today until 11am on Wednesday.
But forecasters have warned people to expect heavier snow to arrive on Thursday and Friday.
Sleet showers were expected to arrive by 1pm and gradually fall heavier into the early evening.
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Temperatures will drop to 0C (32F) by around 8pm with warnings of up to 10cm of snow on higher ground.
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Four separate yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met office, covering most of the UK, after snow flurries were reported overnight.
Around 0.4in to 1.2in (1cm-3cm) could accumulate on lower-lying levels today, with the possibility of 2in to 4in (5cm-10cm) falling on higher ground, Marco Petagna from the Met Office said.
During Tuesday morning, a band of rain will push from west to east which could fall as rain, sleet or snow, particularly at peaks in Wales and northern England and Scotland .
As the day progresses the wintry weather will move across the Midlands and into the south east.
Snow showers could return on Wednesday and there is a risk of further disruptive snow and ice to parts of the country towards the end of the week.
