Thursday's weather: Rain, sleet or snow for most

A wet start for many central and southern parts with rain, sleet and snow.

This wet weather will clear eastwards through the morning leaving a brighter afternoon with lengthy sunny spells here.

Otherwise, there will be heavy showers feeding in from the northwest, these readily falling as sleet or snow, especially this morning.

Highs of 8C (46.4F), and feeling colder in the strong winds.

• Weather warnings bring fresh misery West Midlands and residents of flooded Ironbridge and Bewdley

• Ironbridge residents told to leave homes immediately as flood barriers breached