Sheffield Snow: Met Office issues snow and ice warning for Sheffield as city hit by freeze
Sheffield has been hit by a snow and ice warning this morning, after a night of freezing temperatures.
The Met Office has issued the warning for the city in its official weather forecast for this morning, and says that it could bring some disruption.
The yellow warning is in place until 11am today, when the mercury is finally set to rise above zero.
The organisation expects temperatures of -2C at 8am today, slowing rising above freezing by 11am.
But it is not expected to get any warmer than 2C, with temperatures back below zero by 5pm.
However, expected clear skies are likely to stave off snow, according to details in the forecast.
The Met Office says the weather morning means: “Ice and snow may cause some disruption to travel overnight and Monday morning.
“Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services.
“Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.”
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It added: “Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.”
They had said that a band of snow showers would move south during Sunday evening and into the early hours of Monday, giving a covering of 1-3 cm of snow in places and leading to ice on untreated surfaces. They also warned of further snow showers were likely across eastern England during Monday morning.
The weather is forecast to slowly warn up through the week, reaching 7C by Friday.
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