Met Office issues Isle of Wight severe weather warning for ice (updated)

The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for Tuesday.

Valid from midnight tonight (Monday) midday on Tuesday (22nd January), the warning reads:

Ice will form on some surfaces overnight into Tuesday morning across much of the UK.

What to expect

• Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
• Ice on some roads, pavements and cycle paths
• Some roads and railways affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services

A band of rain and hill snow will move southeastwards across the UK during Monday evening and overnight. A brief spell of wet snow is possible on high ground of southern Scotland, northern England and north Wales, with some small accumulations possible.

Behind this surface temperatures will rapidly fall away with some ice forming on some surfaces. Once the rain has cleared, some hail, sleet and snow showers will follow from the northwest, with 1-3 cm above 200 metres and some small accumulations expected at lower levels.

Updated for Tuesday/Wednesday
The warning has now been extended to include:

Between 16:00 Tue 22nd and 11:00 Wed 23rd
Ice will form in places later on Tuesday afternoon and overnight into Wednesday, especially where wintry showers leave surfaces wet. Further hail, sleet and snow showers are also likely at times.

Accumulations of several centimetres are likely above 200 metres, mainly across western Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and northwest England. A small amount of settling snow (1 cm or less) is also possible at lower levels in a few places.

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