Northumberland weather: Yellow warning for snow this weekend

The Met Office has issued a further yellow weather warning for snow and ice across much of the north of England and Scotland, which will come into force at 3pm on Saturday, March 11 and stay in effect until 6am on Sunday, March 12.

They have warned that further snowfall has the potential to cause disruption from Saturday evening into Sunday morning.

The Met Office said: "An area of low pressure moving in from the southwest through Saturday night into Sunday will bring a band of precipitation across much of the UK. The forward edge of this is expected to fall as a transient band of snow which may bring accumulations over higher ground, before turn increasingly to rain from the south through the night.

"However, for some places in the north of this area, this band may become slow-moving and snow may persist into Sunday morning. For much of the area, accumulations likely to be confined to elevations above 200m, with 2-5 cm possible, 5-10cm possible above 400m. These accumulations likely to begin melting with the onset of rain, although, during this transition freezing rain is possible giving icy conditions, mainly over higher ground.

"In the north, where the band of precipitation becomes slow-moving, similar accumulations are expected although this will not melt, with lying snow remaining through Sunday."

 The Met Office has said the following should be expected:

• Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers
• Possible delays or cancellations to air travel
• Bus and train services may be delayed or cancelled, with some road closures and longer journey times possible
• Untreated pavements and cycle paths might be impassable
• A chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
• There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected