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New snow and ice warnings issued across large parts of UK

Friday, 13 February 2026 11:02

The Met Office has issued snow and ice warnings for large parts of the UK this weekend.

The snow and ice alerts are in force for parts of the north of the England and Scotland, while the rest of England, including southern and South West England and Wales are under a separate ice warning.

The warnings come into force between 4pm this afternoon and 8pm this evening - running into Saturday.

A separate snow and ice warning for northern parts of England and Scotland will come into force at 9pm on Saturday, running into Sunday morning.

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It comes as a cold health alert from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) began today, covering central and northern areas, and runs until 8am on Monday.

It warns vulnerable people could be at greater risk and possible "minor impacts" on health services due to increased demand.

The Met Office said an Arctic maritime air mass has brought in the colder conditions.

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The Met Office said a weather front is expected to sweep in from the west on Sunday and bring more rain, strong winds and snow in northern areas.

The start to 2026 has brought a parade of gloomy, wet weather due to a "blocking pattern" and 26 weather stations set new monthly records for January, according to the Met Office.

Northern Ireland also endured its wettest January in 149 years.

Aberdeen, meanwhile, experienced its longest sunless spell since 1957 when it recorded zero hours of sunshine for 21 days in a row. It finally managed to break the spell earlier this week.

Sky News