A ‘multi hazard’ blizzard is set to sweep across our area thanks to Strom Goretti
The snow alert for our area has been upgraded to amber by the Met Office(Image: Met Office)
The Met Office has upgraded its snow warning for Coventry and Warwickshire to amber. It comes into force at 8pm tomorrow night (January 8) and lasts until 9am on Friday morning (January 9).
The upgraded amber alert warns: “Heavy snow, associated with Storm Goretti, is likely to lead to disruption and dangerous travelling conditions Thursday night into Friday.” CoventryLive reported that latest Met Office weather maps show a band of snow and hail sweeping into our area during the early hours of Friday morning.
It will remain across our area for several hours and this, the Met Office has warned, could lead to travel delays as well as some communities becoming ‘cut off’.
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“Rain associated with Storm Goretti will turn readily to heavy snow on Thursday evening, initially on hills and then to lower levels overnight, before easing through the course of Friday morning,” the Met Office warning states. “Accumulations of 10-15 cm are likely fairly widely, with the potential for 20-30 cm in some locations, mainly on hills above 200 m elevation, more especially in Wales and/or the Peak District. Snow will ease through the course of Friday morning, turning more to rain or sleet at times at low levels, but disruption is likely to persist into Friday after snow stops falling.
“There is some uncertainty over the exact track of Storm Goretti, which will influence the locations most likely to see disruptive snow, and it is possible this warning may be updated.”
The snow alert for our area has been upgraded to amber by the Met Office(Image: Met Office)
The latest local forecast for our area predicts the cold and wintry weather is set to continue into the weekend with frost frost and further rain, snow and strong winds on Sunday.
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