Latest Stoke-on-Trent forecast as Met Office issues snow and ice warnings

Dave Knapper
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-Credit: (Image: Pete Stonier / Stoke Sentinel)
-Credit: (Image: Pete Stonier / Stoke Sentinel)


Meteorologists have issued snow and ice warnings for the UK as temperatures are set to plummet. The yellow alerts come as forecasters are predicting a 'major change' in the weather from the weekend with some areas braced for wintry conditions.

Now the Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice from Sunday. Cold-health alerts have also been issued - including for Stoke-on-Trent.

Meanwhile in an ever-changing forecast the BBC has said hillier parts of the Moorlands will see snow on Wednesday - with heavy downfalls in hillier areas.

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As it stands and Stoke-on-Trent will see sleet next week with temperatures dropping to -1C at times. As the nation is braced for a cold snap the Met Office has now issued warnings.

The first yellow alert over snow and ice will run from 4pm on Sunday until 11am on Monday and will take in the Scottish Highlands. However a further warning, running from 10am on Monday until the same time on Tuesday which will go from Glasgow down to Huddersfield.

What the Met Office has said

Meteorologists have said there will be a 'major change' in the weather from the weekend. By Sunday and cold air from the Arctic will move across northern Scotland.

Rebekah Hicks, deputy chief meteorologist with the Met Office, said: “A notable early winter cold spell will arrive across the north from Sunday and will likely reach all parts of the UK by midweek.

Yellow warnings for snow and ice
Yellow warnings for snow and ice

“Temperatures will drop as a northerly airflow develops, bringing in colder Arctic air. This introduces the possibility of snow, initially over high ground in the north from Sunday, with gusty winds also a potential hazard. As the cold air spreads south, wintry weather is possible more widely, and a snow and ice warning has already been issued for parts of Scotland and Northern England for early next week.

“Updates to the warnings for wintry hazards are likely, so it’s important to stay up to date with the latest forecast.”

North Staffordshire forecast

Starting out with the Met Office and that service has said it will start to feel colder in Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday with a high of only 7C with it likely to feel like 3C at times. It's a similar story on Monday, where rain is expected, before temperatures drop on Tuesday with lows of 2C.

It will then get colder as the week progresses with the BBC forecasting the city will see sleety spells on Wednesday and lows of 0C. It's a similar story the following day before Friday brings with it sunshine - but only a high of 3C and lows of -1C. Looking ahead to next week end it will be dry on the Saturday but cold with lows of 0C and highs of 3C - and a chance of sleet into the night.

A weather map for November 23 showing snow (white), 'ice pellets' (green) and freezing conditions (orange)
A weather map for November 23 showing snow (white), 'ice pellets' (green) and freezing conditions (orange)

Sunday (November 24) is looking wet all day with highs of only 5C. In terms of snow and the Beeb reckons Leek will see some spells on Wednesday morning and possibly in Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile up in Flash and spells of heavy snow are forecast for Tuesday with temperatures not getting past 1C. More snow is expected Wednesday through to Thursday.

However weather maps service WXCharts reckons North Staffordshire and the Potteries will see varying bouts of snow from Tuesday for much of the week. However meteorologists with both the Beeb and Met Office don't see it that way.

Cold-health alerts in place

As temperatures get ready to plummet cold-health alerts are now in place. They cover much of the country - apart from the south - and include Staffordshire. The Staffordshire alert will start at 9pm on Sunday and last until 9am on November 21.

With it being a yellow alert, the Government says it will only mean 'minor impacts on health and social care services'. It is likely to impact vulnerable people.

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