Forecasters have issued a weather warning for snow for York and North Yorkshire.
The yellow warning runs from 9am on New Year’s Day (Wednesday) to 3am on Thursday, 2 January.
The Met Office says: “Heavy and persistent snow may bring disruption on Wednesday and Wednesday night.”
The warning covers almost all of North Yorkshire except for coastal areas.
According to the Met Office, this means:
- There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
- There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
- There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel.
Up to 25cm of snow could fall in worst affected areas, including northern England.
There’s also a yellow weather warning for strong winds across the whole of England and Wales all day Wednesday and into Thursday morning.
This could see the wind reach up to 60mph, with gusts of 75mph likely around coastal areas and hills, according to the Met Office.
Temperatures could drop to -5°C in York on Thursday night,