London is bracing itself for a weekend of severe weather warnings for snow and ice, starting this weekend.
The Met Office has now revealed the exact times it expects snow to fall across London.
As of 10.30am, the weather service has forecast for South London:
"Sleet" between midnight and 3am on Sunday morning, with a 80 per cent chance of precipitation during this time.
"Heavy snow" between 3am and noon on Sunday, with a 90 per cent chance of precipitation during this time.
"Light snow" between 3pm and midnight on Sunday, with a 70 per cent chance of precipitation during this time.
"Light snow" between 3am and 3pm on Monday, with a 60 per cent chance of precipitation during this time.
As a result, the entire South East and east coast of Britain has been placed under 60 hours of severe snow and ice warnings by the Met Office.
A Met Office spokesman said: "Snow showers in the far north-east of the UK will spread southwards.
It will be turning colder in all areas during this weekend with some #snow in places 📉 ❄️
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 4, 2021
By Sunday strong easterly winds will make it feel like it is well below #freezing across the whole country 🥶🧣 pic.twitter.com/rbP3WBv72Q
"There is a chance of heavier snow for a time in the south... with the more persistent snow from Sunday in the south-east pulling away.
The UK is expected to be affected by a cold, easterly wind, with snow showers.
"These will develop over sea areas and be blown inland, with some places possibly seeing quite frequent although mainly light showers.
"Some places however, will miss these altogether. Where they do occur, 1-4cm of additional snow is most probable for the majority of areas, perhaps 3-7cm over higher ground exposed to the east."
As a result of the freezing conditions forecast, the Met Office has warned people to prepare for the possibility of disruption to travel.
The weather service has told people to expect:
- A small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel
- A small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
- A slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
- A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable
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