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UK weather: Weekend set to bring snow for most of UK
Another blanket of snow is headed for the UK this weekend, with up to 15cm (6in) in some parts.
Forecasters say most of the UK will be affected – but it will be followed by a band of rain and milder air, bringing an end to the cold snap.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering the majority of Scotland, Wales, the north of England and the Midlands from 3am to 9pm on Sunday.
Another warning for snow and ice will also cover most of the south of England from 3am until 11am on Sunday.
It comes as the current severe weather conditions have caused major disruption across the UK in the past few days.
Engineers have warned some people on Shetland could be without power until the weekend as they work to reconnect thousands who have endured their fourth day without power after significant snowfall.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has said progress is slow, with 1,700 homes still without power on Thursday night. The company has warned that some homes will not be reconnected until next week – seven days after they lost power.
Met Office weather warnings on Sunday
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Met Office meteorologist Ellie Wilson said: “A band of rain and snow is going to be moving northeastwards across the country through Sunday.
“It’s bringing milder air behind it, but that milder air bumps into the cold air that’s where we’re seeing where the snow is likely to fall.”
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Shetland residents still without power
Ms Wilson said there could be up to 8cm (3in) over Wales and 15cm in the north of Scotland.
She added: “Because of the current cold conditions that we’ve seen, any of that snowfall will be falling onto cold frozen surfaces so there is a risk of ice here through the morning.
Ms Wilson said temperatures on Sunday afternoon onwards will be “on the rise” and will likely hit 9 -10C in the west and have risen to 11-13C across the UK on Monday.
A Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice currently remains in place across much of northern Scotland, including Shetland, and northeast England, Yorkshire and Humber until 11.59pm on Thursday.