Storm Pedro is set to bring snow and more heavy rain to the UK this week, as predicted, heralding the introduction of a new weather system.
The name Storm Pedro comes from Meteo France, France’s national weather service, where the storm is expected to have a major impact.
In addition, yellow weather warnings have already been issued for today, Wednesday and tomorrow, across parts of the country, with wintry showers and freezing temperatures forecast.
According to the MET office, “there is the potential for an area of rain and snow to affect parts of Wales, central England and into the southern Pennines during Wednesday evening and overnight into Thursday.”
The Met Office has also forecast rain and snow conditions for Northern Ireland from 4 today, February 18 to 20 on Wednesday evening, February 19.
Rain, snow on hills and gusty winds could bring some disruption to commuters, forecasters warn.
There will be some wet spells affecting southern parts of England from Wednesday and late Wednesday night into early Thursday; during this time some snowfall is also expected over hilly areas, primarily during Wednesday evening.
After a period of wet and gray conditions, temperatures are expected to rise again towards the weekend, reaching as high as 13 degrees Celsius in Exeter, according to the Met Office.
