15-hour snow and ice yellow weather warning in place for northern Shropshire - starting tonight

The Met Office yellow weather warning takes in a line including Oswestry, Whitchurch, Wem and Newport and across to Lichfield in Staffordshire.

It comes into effect from 7pm on Monday and runs through to 10am on Tuesday.

The Met Office says: “The most likely scenario is for most of the snow to accumulate on hills, with 5 to 10cm possible above 200 metres and perhaps as much as 15 to 20cm above 300 metres.

“There is a chance of snow settling at lower levels, where 5 to 10cm would prove much more disruptive - this remains uncertain, but seems most likely across parts of Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

“As rain, sleet and snow clear on Tuesday morning, ice may form on untreated surfaces.”

Weather warnings can be updated at short notice.

The Met Office says it will be a cold and unsettled week across the UK with snow and ice causing disruption for some, and new warnings issued.

An Arctic maritime airmass already over northern Britain spreads southwards into the rest of the UK on Tuesday.

Dan Suri, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “An area of low pressure slides its way eastwards on Monday night. The associated frontal system, marking the boundary between cold air in the north and milder conditions to the south, will bring disruptive snow to some areas between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

“This is likely to coincide with rush hour, leading to disruption to some transport routes across a central swathe of the UK on Tuesday morning. It will also be windy in the far south.

“Updates to the warnings throughout the week are likely, so it is important to stay up to date with the latest forecast.”

Darren Clark, the National Highways severe weather resilience manager, said: “Gritters will be out treating our roads around the clock when ice or snow is forecast, but it is still important to drive to the conditions. 

“Keep your distance and reduce your speed, because even in conditions that seem normal, and where the snow is not settling, it can be slippery if ice patches have formed, or where fresh grit has not been worked into the carriageway. 

“Drivers should plan their journeys, monitor weather reports and pack a snow kit of blankets, food, water and a shovel.” 

The Met Office says it should get milder, wetter, and possibly much windier for the weekend.