The Met Office has issued updated yellow and amber snow warnings for eight regions in England and Scotland. The warnings will reaming in place untill 2pm today and as snow and icy conditions to cause some travel disruptions. 

The National Weather Agency said: “A band of rain and snow will continue to move east across Scotland and northern England during Sunday morning. Snow will mostly be confined to ground above 200 metres elevation, but may fall to low levels for a time, before turning to rain. Whilst not all areas will see accumulating snow at low levels, 2 to 5 cm is likely in places, before snow turns back to rain. Above 200 metres elevation 10 to 20 cm is possible. Strong winds will lead to some drifting of the snow.

“Amounts of snow will depend quite heavily on both elevation and the intensity of precipitation, therefore there is likely to be a lot of variation, even over relatively short distances.

“In addition, there is a risk of freezing rain across the east of the area for a few hours during Sunday morning, perhaps leading to widespread ice that would affect all surfaces. Ice from freezing rain, also know as black ice or glaze, is difficult to see and difficult to clear.”

According to the Met Office, the unsettled weather conditions could lead to delays in travel with possibility of some passengers and vehicles getting stranded.

With several yellow warnings in place, there are chances of cancellations to rail and air travels. Locals may experience power cuts, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage, the Met Office has warned. 

People may face injuries from slips and falls on icy surface as the weather experts urged everyone to stay safe during the extereme weather. 

Chief Meteorologist, Matthew Lehnert, said: “We’ll see a transition in our weather across the UK through Sunday, with mild Atlantic air moving in from the west.

“Temperatures will rise and we’ll see rain rather than snow accompanying some strong gusty winds in the north. Warnings have been issued for heavy and persistent rain, as well as these strong winds overnight in western and northern Scotland.

“While the wintry weather may have come to an end, the significant snow accumulations in parts of Scotland mixed with heavy rainfall and an increase in temperatures bring a risk of flooding in some areas as the snow melts.

“Keep up to date with the flood warnings issued by SEPA and check your flood risk.”