Yellow weather warning for ice issued for South Wiltshire

A Yellow weather warning has been issued for South Wiltshire for this afternoon and evening (Friday 7th January) .

Icy conditions are expected to affect the region, which could lead to "potentially tricky conditions".

The Met Office are warning there could be potential travel disruption in places.

The warning is in place from 3:30pm until midnight.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Probably some icy patches forming on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths

• Where these occur, an increased likelihood of accidents or injuries.

This may cause pipes to freeze and burst, with the Met Office saying you should do the following to help prevent it happening:

• Make sure you know where your stop tap is and check it’s working

• If you are going away, leave your heating on and set the thermostat to 14 C

• Make sure all roof and vulnerable pipes are insulated and your boiler is serviced

• Make sure you have the name and telephone number of your nearest WaterSafe qualified plumber to hand. Keep it by the boiler or stop tap

• Get a neighbour to look in occasionally if you go away

Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.

• yellow weather warning
• ice