Regional risk assessment for the following areas
- NE England(60%)
- Central Tayside & Fife(60%)
- Dumfries and Galloway, Lothian & Borders(60%)
- Grampian(60%)
- East Midlands(40%)
- East of England(40%)
- London & SE England(40%)
- NW England(20%)
- SW England(20%)
- West Midlands(20%)
- Yorkshire & Humber(20%)
- Highlands & Eilean Siar(20%)
- Orkney & Shetland(20%)
- Strathclyde(20%)
- Wales(20%)
- All other regions less than 20%
Issued by the Met Office at 11:06 on Wednesday, 02nd January 2008
Valid from 06:00 on Thursday, 03rd January 2008 until 06:00 on Friday, 04th January 2008
As cold air sets in across the country the Met Office is expecting a spell of snow on Thursday and at first on Friday. Two separate areas of snow are expected. The snow affecting eastern Scotland and Northumbria will be more persistent and heavy leading to 10-20 cm accumulations on high ground, and 5 cm or so on lower ground, though rain is more likely close to coasts. This is expected to cause disruption to travel networks especially across higher level routes. Lighter snow is expected further south, which will turn to rain later. Here, there is some uncertainty about how much snow there will be, though latest estimates suggest little, if any, lying snow in most parts, but with the risk of 3- 5 cm over parts of East Anglia and southeast England, as well as on high ground over 100 m elsewhere. Again, this could cause travel disruption, though with lower confidence.