Met Office verdict on when snow could hit parts of the UK again

Snow fell across Merseyside overnight following a yellow weather warning issued by the Met Office. Blankets of snow formed on cars, houses and roads through the night. And while the heavy wintry showers may have stopped there remains a warning for snow and ice in place until 11am today, November 19.

The weather warning covers many Merseyside areas, including Liverpool and parts of Wirral, St Helens, Sefton and Knowsley. The warning comes alongside a rare amber health alert for cold weather, which covers parts of the UK including Merseyside, and is in force now until 6pm on Saturday.

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Parts of the UK will see almost two inches of snow over the next six days as the Met Offices issues yellow weather warnings across the country. Forecasters said snow and ice "may bring disruption" to the Liverpool area today.

The Met Office said another chilly night is expected for Merseyside tonight. Although it will be dry and settled, it will be rather breezy across the Pennines with icy patches forming. A minimum temperature of -1 °C can be expected.

The weather agency said tomorrow, November 20 will be cold and crisp with plenty of sunny spells, though it will feel chilly in a breezy northerly wind. It will be mainly dry with the odd wintry shower filtering into the west overnight. There will be maximum temperature 6 °C .

Looking ahead to the end of the working week and the weekend, Thursday, November 21, and Friday, November 22 will stay cold with clear periods bringing overnight frosts with occasional wintry showers, according to the Met Office.

The long range weather forecast from Saturday, November 23 until Monday, December 3 states "some brief snowfall is possible, this more likely across parts of northern Scotland."

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Neil Armstrong said: “With cold Arctic air firmly in place over the UK, continued winter hazards are likely through much of this week, with further updates to warnings likely in the coming days.

“The current focus for upcoming snow and ice risk is from later on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday, with snow showers likely moving in off windward coasts in the north and east, as well as drifting into parts of Northern Ireland and Wales.