UK weather: Yellow warning for ice issued for UK
12 March 2025, 11:29 | Updated: 12 March 2025, 12:41
A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for parts of Britain.
The weather warning is in place for Thursday, from 3am to 9am, and could see temperatures close to freezing, following on from showers on Wednesday.
It covers areas in the North, including parts of Manchester, as well as Sheffield, Leeds, and large sections of North Yorkshire and Northumberland.
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Sky News meteorologist Christopher England said: "We're now in a run of northeasterly winds, bringing extensive night-time frosts under fairly clear skies, and a scattering of showers.
"They'll be mainly over exposed northern and eastern coastal areas by night, spreading inland during the day.
"Expect some sleet and snow at times, especially at night and over northern hills, and a risk of ice where precipitation falls on frozen surfaces."
The Met Office urged Britons to take extra care when travelling.
Meanwhile, there was snow over parts of central England on Wednesday, including at Cheltenham Racecourse, where racing is ongoing until Friday.
This has raised concerns about disruption to the Cheltenham Festival.
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The cold weather has made a return just days after Britain was hotter than Marbella and Ibiza in Spain and Sorrento on Italy's Amalfi Coast.
The cold plunge the country is experiencing, with temperatures set to drop below freezing in some places by the weekend, is often called a "fool's spring".
This refers to a period of warm weather that is immediately followed by a cold snap - something that often occurs in March or April.
According to Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick an area of high pressure has dragged "a more northerly flow across the country," bringing the cold weather with it.
While the temperatures are not out of the ordinary for March, they could fall even further later in the month.
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