As that rain shifts northwards into Wales, the west Midlands and northern England in the course of the late afternoon and night, a few of it’s going to flip to snow, particularly over the hills.
Several centimetres of snow are anticipated to build up over excessive floor, above round 150-200m elevation, with the opportunity of as much as 15cm over the best floor of mid and south-east Wales, as nicely as Herefordshire, Shropshire and the southern Pennines.
At low ranges a mixture of rain and sleet is extra probably, with the opportunity of somewhat moist snow at instances.
This moist and wintry combine might imply tough travelling situations for some throughout Wednesday night and in a single day, as nicely as potential energy cuts.
Some snow might additionally begin to have an effect on the Peak District, Pennines and probably south-west Scotland in the course of the evening.
There stays some uncertainty in the forecast so it will likely be price holding updated with the hour-by-hour particulars on the BBC Weather website and app.
Low temperatures will stay a part of the story, with the UKHSA cold alert, external masking all of England aside from London and the South East.
This warns of the danger of minor impacts on well being and social care companies. Vulnerable folks in explicit could also be affected by this spell of colder climate, with extra use of healthcare companies and an elevated danger to life.
However, considerably milder climate is predicted by the weekend.
