A snow and ice warning has been issued by the Met Office for Cumbria.
The forecaster is warning of up to 10cm of snow on higher ground on Friday with a yellow warning – the lowest of three indicators – in force between midnight and 10am.
Frequent sleet and snow showers may lead to some difficult driving conditions and disruption to travel on Friday morning.
What to expect
- 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
- Some brief power outages are possible with a risk of isolated lightning strikes.
The warning states: “Frequent wintry showers arriving from the west overnight Thursday into Friday are likely to lead to a fresh covering of snow for areas above 200m (mainly around 2-5 cm, possibly as much as 10cm over highest ground where showers are most frequent).
“Falling snow below this level may cause some temporary slushy accumulations which then may freeze and cause dangerous, icy patches where skies remain clear for long enough. These showers will turn increasingly to rain and sleet at lower levels through Friday morning, before steadily easing from the west through the afternoon ahead of an area of rain and milder conditions.”
