AN UPDATE on The Met Office's yellow weather warning for further snow and ice has been issued.

The Met Office has updated its yellow weather warning for snow and ice, covering parts of Scotland, most of the North East and areas of Yorkshire.

The warning covers the whole of Northumberland. 

The Met Office said: "Further snowfall has the potential to cause disruption Saturday evening (March 11) into Sunday (March 12).

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"Snow accumulations have decreased slightly with fewer impacts expected. Parts of northwest England have been removed from the warning where accumulating snow is no longer expected. The start time has also been delayed until early evening.

"A band of rain, sleet and snow is expected to move northeastwards on Saturday evening, persisting for part of Saturday night then clearing the north of the warning area on Sunday morning.

"The bulk of the snow accumulations likely to be confined to elevations above 200 m, with 1-3 cm possible, whilst 5-10 cm fresh snow is possible above 400 m.

"Snow is likely to turn to rain before it clears, bringing the onset of thaw, although, during this transition, a brief spell of freezing rain is possible giving icy conditions, mainly over higher ground.

"Thaw is less likely across the northern half of Scotland, with lying snow remaining through Sunday."

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The Met Office said to expect:

  • Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services
  • Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
  • Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths

The warning is in place from 6pm tonight (Saturday) until 6am tomorrow.