Cold Weather Alert

There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 0000 on

Monday and 0800 on Tuesday in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to

vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services.

Please refer to the national Cold Weather Plan and your Trust’s emergency plan for appropriate

preventive action.

 

An update will be issued when the alert level changes in any region. Alerts are issued once a day by

0900 if required and are not subject to amendment in between standard issue times. Note that the

details of the forecast weather are valid at the time of issue but may change over the period that an alert

remains in force.

 

These details will not be updated here unless the alert level also changes, the latest

forecast details can be obtained at the following link:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/#?tab=map

Regional Risk Assessments for occurrence of Cold Weather conditions between 0000 Local Time

on Monday and 0800 Local Time on Tuesday.

 

The areas that are likely to be affected are:

• North East England 90 % Very cold with snow showers, giving significant accumulations in places.
• North West England 90 % Very cold with a risk of snow showers.
• Yorkshire and the Humber 90 % Very cold with snow showers, giving significant accumulations in places.
• West Midlands 90 % Very cold with risk of snow showers.
• East Midlands 90 % Very cold with snow showers, some accumulations.
• East of England 80 % Very cold with snow showers, giving significant accumulations in places.
• Southeast England 80 % Very cold with snow showers, perhaps giving significant accumulations in places.
• London 80 % Very cold with snow showers, perhaps some accumulations.
• Southwest England 70 % Mostly dry, but becoming very cold.