Overview
- UKHSA has a yellow cold‑health alert for large parts of England from 6am Friday to 8am Monday, citing elevated risks for older and medically vulnerable people.
- Forecasters expect most accumulations on higher ground, with up to around 10cm above 300m and smaller amounts at lower levels, plus a widespread risk of rapidly forming ice.
- The Met Office’s yellow warnings run from Thursday afternoon into Friday midday, covering almost all of Scotland and much of northern England with possible travel disruption.
- Flood risks persist after an exceptionally wet start to the year, with 87 flood warnings and 151 alerts in England and additional alerts from SEPA in Scotland as of Wednesday.
- A short, colder spell is expected to ease by the weekend, with a generally brighter Saturday before Atlantic systems likely bring a return to wetter conditions later.