Nottingham snow: Met Office issues new ‘heavy snow’ warning for Nottingham over weekend

The Met Office has issued a fresh snow warning for Nottingham covering this weekend. 

The new 30-hour yellow snow and rain warning begins at 4am on Saturday, November 23 and expires at 9am on Sunday, November 24. 

According to the forecaster, heavy snow on Saturday, followed by a rapid thaw and subsequent rain on Saturday night, may cause some disruption.

Those in areas covered by the warning, including Nottingham are asked to prepare for the following: 

• There is a small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
• There is a slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off
• There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings
• Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services
• Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures
• There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life
• There is a small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel

A northerly airflow is continuing to subdue temperatures for the UK, with sub-zero figures likely for many over the next few nights and low single figures in the day for many.

Tonight (Wednesday, November 20) will see temperatures in Nottingham plummet to -3C.

Saturday will see a shift to more widely wet and windy conditions, with temperatures in Nottingham forecast to climb to around 14C.

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Mike Silverstone said: “Winter hazards will gradually diminish through the weekend, though they will hold on longest in northern Scotland.

“Substantial snowfall is expected across much of northern England and Scotland for a time on Saturday, mainly over higher ground.”