The Met Office has issued a weather warning for ice in Cumbria.
The yellow warning – the lowest of three levels of severity issued by the forecaster – will cover the whole of Cumbria and will come into force at 6pm today and will expire at 9am tomorrow.
A mixture of wintry showers and clear spells are likely to lead to a cold night with some icy stretches developing on untreated surfaces.
What to expect
- Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths
- Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
The Met Office says: “Brisk northwesterly winds will continue to bring increasingly wintry showers across this area overnight on Friday and at first on Saturday. Some snow is likely to accumulate over around 200m (another 10-15cm over Scottish Mountains), but the wintry mix is more likely to bring a risk of icy roads and pavements, as surfaces left wet by showers (or hail/snow/slush) then fall below freezing. Most showers will ease by Saturday morning.”
