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Met Office issues warning as snow and thunderstorms batter the UK

Parts of Britain are looking like a winter wonderland

The UK is set to face more unsettled weather including snow, thunderstorms and hail.

More snow is due on higher ground with the Grampians expected to see between five and 10 centimetres.

It’s also been said that Wales will be hit by snowfall, with two and five centimetres expected to settle.

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The Met Office currently has a yellow warning in place for snow for a large part of central and Southern Wales.

Other parts of country will see periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms, especially in southern and south-western parts of England.

But it’s not all bad as parts in the north of England could see temperatures hit 12C.

Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson told The Sun Online: “It will be a very unsettled day across the UK tomorrow. Most areas are going to be hit with heavy rain and that could turn into thunderstorms and hail in places.

“There will be some snow over high ground as well.”

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The Met Office currently has a yellow warning in place for snow in Wales (Credit: Pexels)

Meanwhile, the official Met Office Twitter page tweeted on Thursday: “The latest #Snowdar shows #Snow falling across parts of south #Wales this morning, so take care if you are travelling in the next few hours.”

It comes after a severe weather warning for the UK was issued on Wednesday after snowfall caused chaos on Britain’s roads.

Snow could be seen in London Bridge just before 3pm on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, police were forced to close the A9 at Slochd in Scotland.

A sudden burst of hail and snow in Lancashire also caused a 24-car pile-up, with local police describing the scenes as “carnage” and urging road users to either drive slowly or remain at home.

Northumberland and Cumbria also faced blizzard conditions.

Read more: Parts of UK to face SIX inches of snow and thunderstorms this week

Forecasts suggested up to 10cm of snow would fall in a space of seven hours on Wednesday in some areas, while other parts of the country gripped by chilly weather could see sleet, hail, thunderstorms and gales.

The weather is expected to be slightly better on Thursday and will continue to improve later in the week.

On Friday and into the weekend, many parts of the country are forecast drier and warmer weather.

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Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)