UK snow & ‘freezing rain’ weather warnings - with Met Office ...Tech and Science Daily podcast

Rachelle Abbott and Mark Blunden

January 3, 2025 at 10:51 a.m.

A three-day yellow warning for snow has been issued for almost all of England and Wales (PA) (PA Wire)

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The Met Office’s Alex Deakin on the latest weather warning news, UK snow warning and the impact of freezing rain.

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