Where it could snow as amber cold weather alert issued for parts of UK

An amber cold weather warning has been put in place for parts of the UK this week which could means they could be hit by snow and ice .

The UK Health Security Agency has upgraded a yellow cold weather health alert to amber in parts of the North of England.

The amber alert, which covers the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, came into effect at 12pm today and will stay in place until 8am on Saturday. New Feature

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A yellow cold health alert is still in place for the same time period in the East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, South West, East of England and London.

The Met Office has predicted that snow and ice are possible following above-average temperatures this month and Storm Claudia bringing severe flooding