Snow showers and Ice for many tonight
The first wintry night of the season may pose problems for some commuters across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in the morning.
Showers already running down the North Sea and into coastal areas will gradually move inland through tonight as the steering flow veers more to the Northeast. Most of the showers will be of rain or sleet at first, but turn steadily to snow, even down to low levels.
The exception may be low lying areas near the coast. The sea temperature is still around 10C, and although this will provide a lot of energy for the showers, it will also act, except in heavier showers, to melt falling snow back to sleet or rain at times.
Because of the showery nature of the precipitation, the distribution of snow will differ from place to place. But as a general rule most places away from the coast will wake up in the morning to up to 2cms of snow, with some areas, caught in a line of showers, seeing around 5cms.
Worst hit areas will be in more Eastern parts of the region - parts of the North York Moors and Yorkshire Wolds, for example, where 10cm or more is possible by the end of the night.
Widespread ice will be an added hazard.
Looking further ahead, although further wintry showers are likely through tomorrow and Friday, it's the weekend and early next week that could be more significant.
The chart below for midday Saturday shows low pressure to the south of the UK, with high pressure further north.
It's a classic 'blocking' pattern, leading to an East or Northeasterly wind, coming straight from Northern Russia. The air over the weekend will become unusually cold for this time of the year, with showers of snow even along the coast. Significant snowfall is possible.
Hello, I’m Paul Hudson, weather presenter and climate correspondent for Ö÷²¥´óÐã Look North in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. I've been interested in the weather and climate for as long as I can remember, and worked as a forecaster with the Met Office for more than ten years locally and at the international unit before joining the Ö÷²¥´óÐã in October 2007. Here I divide my time between forecasting and reporting on stories about climate change and its implications for people's everyday lives.
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