Midlands Divided: Parts of the region to be hit by even more snow this week

Credit: Met Office

Parts of the Midlands could once again be blanketed by up to six inches (15cm) of snow this week.

A yellow weather warning for ‘frequent snow showers’ has been issued by the Met Office - as a band of heavy snow is expected to move from the North Sea over our region in the coming days.

Forecasters said snowy conditions could bring “disruption” to travel across the patch for the second week in a row, with the warning lasting until 11.59pm on Wednesday (10th Feb).

The Met Office warns the white weather could bring chaos to some rural and low-lying communities:

  • Small chance of long travel delays in places with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel

  • Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces

  • Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths

  • There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off

  • There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected

The warning is in place in:

  • East Midlands

    • Derby

    • Derbyshire

    • Leicester

    • Leicestershire

    • Lincolnshire

    • Northamptonshire

    • Nottingham

    • Nottinghamshire

    • Rutland

  • West Midlands

    • Staffordshire

    • Warwickshire

  • Snow covers the village of Husbands Bosworth in south Leicestershire (Filmed on 8th Feb).

It comes after a weekend of weather warnings across the Midlands which brought disruption to parts of the region.

Police warned people not to travel as icey conditions meant coronavirus vaccination centres and schools had to be closed in some parts of the country.

The Met Office earlier (Monday 8th Feb) issued severe amber snow warnings for parts of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, where heavy snow was likely to cause power cuts and interruptions to mobile phone services.

Meanwhile, National Rail has told train passengers that services across the country are likely to be affected by the conditions.

The firm said “it may be necessary to close some routes,” and urged customers to travel “later in the morning."

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