Met Office urges UK households to gather emergency pack containing 'four items'

The Met Office has encouraged UK households to think about gathering together an emergency pack containing four items this weekend. It comes ahead of snowfall being set to hit the UK - including England - over November 16 to November 18.

The Met Office said: "People cope better when they have prepared in advance for the risk of power cuts or being cut off from services and amenities due to the snow." The Met Office then explained a number of items you should think about gathering.

It namechecked torches, batteries, mobile phone power packs and "other essential items". Forecasters said: "It’s easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

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"Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area." Spells of rain, sleet and snow are likely during Monday and overnight into Tuesday morning. The most likely scenario is for most of the snow to fall on high ground, it said.

There, 5 to 10 cm possible above 300 metres is possible and perhaps as much as 15 to 20 cm above 400 metres. "There is a small chance of snow settling at lower levels, where 5 to 10 cm would prove much more disruptive, but this is very uncertain," the Met Office continued.

"As rain, sleet and snow clear on Tuesday morning, ice may form on untreated surfaces." During Sunday, showers will turn increasingly wintry through the day with hail, sleet and some snow. Little snow is likely to settle at low levels by day, but through the evening and overnight, 1 to 3 cm may accumulate in some places, whilst 5 to 10 cm is possible on high ground above 300 metres by Monday morning.

Meanwhile, as temperatures fall overnight, ice is likely to form on untreated surfaces.