Leeds set to be hit with more snow

An amber snow warning has been issued by the Met Office for Leeds as a "mini Beast from the East'' looks poised to impact Britain.

Temperatures will tumble this weekend as a bitter blast brings the potential for up to 5cm in some parts of the UK and 20cm on higher ground.

Meteorologist Martin Bowles said snow will first appear on Friday afternoon, impacting north-eastern Scotland and north-eastern England, before the weather front rolls across the rest of Britain.

"On Saturday that snow band in the east starts to move further south - including affecting south-east England and London - it will weaken as it does so,'' he said.

Mr Bowles said that in certain areas where the snow is gathered, up to 5cm could be seen, which he said is "enough to cause a fair amount of disruption to transport''.

The last wave of heavy snow saw motorists stuck in the M62 for hours, and hundreds of schools close because of severe conditions.

The Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice begin at 3pm on Friday and run into all of Saturday where more of England is included.

Those warnings then change for Leeds on Saturday afternoon, with an amber warning starting at 4pm and running into Sunday morning until 9am.

He added: "We don't expect it to be Beast from the East Mark Two, you could call it a mini Beast from the East I suppose as it is a less severe version of it.

"We don't expect anything like the same impact as a result of it, although there will be some snow about.''

Mr Bowles said from Saturday and Sunday "very cold temperatures for this time of year will affect the whole of the UK'', with ice a potential issue for many.

"By Sunday we expect the maximum temperatures to be only 1C and some parts will stay below freezing all day... it is probably the coldest day of the lot,'' he added.

He said the bitterly cold blast will be "fairly short lived'', with low temperatures still around on Monday before the mercury rises "fairly rapidly'' from Tuesday