Snow fallen across South Wiltshire

Snow has fallen in South Wiltshire this morning as a yellow weather warning for snow and ice comes into force.

The Met Office warning came into effect at 3am this morning and is set to remain in place until midnight tonight.

Many people have taken to Twitter to share their snow pictures including Salisbury Cathedral, who posted a picture of the church covered in snow.

Emergency services across the county are warning locals NOT to travel unless absolutely necessary.

Salisbury Police jokingly posted on Facebook that only one snowman per household may mix outside and all snowballs must be thrown from over two meters away.

But, on a serious note the force warns that drivers shouldn't take to the roads until the snow has cleared.

A Spokesperson from DWFRS said:

"Please stay safe and don’t travel unless absolutely necessary, and take extra care to avoid those nasty slips and falls."

What can we expect?

For those under the snow warning:

Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers

Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel

Some rural communities could become cut off

Power cuts may occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected

For those under the snow and ice warning:

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

Here's what the Met Office are saying:

"An area of snow will move across Wales and central and southern England today, becoming slow-moving for a time across parts of the Midlands.

"This will bring 1-3 cm of snow across much of the warning area, though not all sites will see lying snow and northern parts of East Anglia may see little snow.

"Areas above 100 m are likely to be worst affected and here 5-10 cm of snow is possible, particularly for parts of the Midlands."

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