Met Office warn of icy roads and snow

The Met Office issued a bulletin this morning warning of wintry showers leading to icy stretches on Wednesday night and into Thursday for the far north.

The bulletin states: "Wintry showers are expected to affect northern Scotland and parts of eastern England Wednesday night and into Thursday leading to icy stretches forming.

"These showers will fall as sleet and snow even to low levels at times, mainly away from immediate coasts, with some small accumulations likely. 1-2 cm of snow may accumulate in parts of northern Scotland and the North York Moors with 2-5 cm across higher ground."

It warns that there may be some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces and icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.

Some roads and railways are likely to be affected by ice and perhaps snow, resulting in longer journey times.

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