11-hour snow and ice warning issued for Cornwall
Forecasters say icy patches and wintry showers could cause disruption two nights running
Last updated 10th Feb 2021
An 11-hour snow and ice warning has been issued for Cornwall after flurries fell across the Duchy.
Several areas saw the white stuff start to settle on Tuesday morning.
Now the Met Office has issued a yellow weather alert which comes into force at midnight and lasts until 11am on Thursday morning.
It covers all of Cornwall aside from the north coast.
Forecasters say icy patches and wintry showers may cause some travel disruption.
Drivers making essential journeys are being urged to take care on the roads.
Shortly afterwards, a SECOND warning for snow and ice was issued for most of inland Cornwall from 9pm on Thursday until 11am on Friday.
It comes as an amber alert for cold weather in Cornwall has been extended until the end of the working week.
The Met Office says there is a 90% chance of freezing conditions until Friday.
Cornwall's amber alert for cold weather extended with more snow possible
What can we expect?
Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services
Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths
"Icy patches are likely to develop on some surfaces as showers spread from the English Channel into parts of southwest England. Some places will miss these showers and remain dry.
"Where showers do occur inland they will fall as snow, especially over the hills and moors, and patchy accumulations of 1-2 cm snow are possible with a few centimetres of snow falling over parts of Dartmoor.
"Meanwhile, in coastal areas, showers are more likely to fall as a mixture of rain, sleet and snow and any accumulations of snow will be much smaller and patchier in nature."
Met Office
You can check the weather warnings for Cornwall, the south-west and the rest of the UK here.