Met Office issues yellow snow and ice warning for York

The yellow warning runs until 3pm on Saturday (January 10).

It says wintry showers will bring some snow accumulations in places, with ice a more widespread risk, leading to some disruption.

The Met Office warns some roads and railways could be affected with longer journey times expected by road, bus and train services.

Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces are possible, it says, warning of icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.

A similar yellow warning for snow and ice is in place for Sunday, January 11 – from 2am to 3pm- covering parts of North Yorkshire, including Scarborough, Pickering and large parts of the North York Moors.

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The Met Office said of the latest weather warnings: “Whilst not all areas will be affected, scattered wintry showers will continue to feed inland from the North Sea through Friday afternoon, evening and overnight into Saturday morning.

“These are likely to give some snow accumulations in places, more especially on hills above 100m elevation where 2cm to 5cm will be possible.

“Ice will be a more widespread hazard, especially overnight as temperatures fall widely below freezing, particularly away from immediate windward coasts.”

The latest warnings come in the aftermath of Storm Goretti – which left thousands of people facing power cuts, school closures and travel chaos around the UK.